hang by a hair

Verb

Meaning

depend on a small thing or be at risk

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hang by a thread

Hypernyms

depend

Examples

All great events hang by a hair. The man of ability takes advantage of everything and neglects nothing that can give him a chance of success; whilst the less able man sometimes loses everything by neglecting a single one of those chances. Napoleon Bonaparte

His life now hangs by a thread Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hang around at hang back hang behind hang by a thread hang by the eyelids hang by the neck