knife-edge

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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