hang by a thread (hang bai a thread)

Idiom Medicine

含义

to be in a very dangerous or uncertain situation

处于非常危险或不确定的情况 (chǔyú fēicháng wéixiǎn huò bù quèdìng de qíngkuàng)

例句

"After the accident, his life was hanging by a thread."

"事故发生后,他的生命悬挂在一根线上。" (shìgù fāshēng hòu, tā de shēngmìng xuánguà zài yī gēn xiànshàng)