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HANG BY A THREAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hang by a thread mean?
• HANG BY A THREAD (verb)
The verb HANG BY A THREAD has 1 sense:
1. depend on a small thing or be at risk
Familiarity information: HANG BY A THREAD used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Depend on a small thing or be at risk
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
hang by a hair; hang by a thread
Context example:
His life now hangs by a thread
Hypernyms (to "hang by a thread" is one way to...):
depend (be contingent upon (something that is elided))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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