Định nghĩa của từ knife-edge

knife-edgenoun

lưỡi dao

/ˈnaɪf edʒ//ˈnaɪf edʒ/

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in a difficult or dangerous situation in which a very small change can cause somebody/something to succeed or fail

Ví dụ:
  • The economy is balanced on a knife-edge.

very worried or anxious about the result of something

Ví dụ:
  • He’s living on a knife-edge, waiting for the test results.

Thành ngữ

on a knife-edge
in a difficult or dangerous situation in which a very small change can cause somebody/something to succeed or fail
  • The economy is balanced on a knife-edge.
    • very worried or anxious about the result of something
  • He’s living on a knife-edge, waiting for the test results.