hang by a thread 的定义
- Also, hang by a hair. Be in a risky or unstable situation, as in His promotion was hanging by a thread, or With the lead actor sick, the success of our play hung by a hair. This expression, already proverbial in the early 1500s, alludes to Damocles, who vexed King Dionysius with constant flattery. The king invited him to a banquet where Damocles found himself seated under a naked sword suspended by a single hair, symbolizing his insecure position at the court.
hang by a thread 近义词
等同于 risk
hang by a thread 的近义词 40 个
- compromise
- defy
- endanger
- imperil
- jeopardize
- adventure
- beard
- brave
- chance
- confront
- dare
- encounter
- face
- gamble
- hazard
- jeopardy
- meet
- menace
- peril
- plunge
- speculate
- tackle
- venture
- wager
- be caught short
- defy danger
- expose to danger
- go out of one's depth
- leap before looking
- leave to luck
- play with fire
- put in jeopardy
- run the chance
- run the risk
- skate on thin ice
- take a flyer
- take a header
- take a plunge
- take on
- take the liberty
hang by a thread 的反义词 12 个
更多hang by a thread例句
- They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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