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knife-edge [ˈnaɪfedʒ]
sustantivo
1. (sentido figurado)
- he has been on a knife-edge all day -> ha estado todo el día con los nervios de punta (nervous)
- the situation/game is balanced on a knife-edge (sentido figurado) -> la situación/el partido pende de un hilo
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