What does hang by a hair mean?
What does hang by a hair mean?
To be perilously close to failing, dying, or resulting in a bad outcome. After the loss, the team’s chances of getting into the championships are hanging on by a hair. Her life hung by a hair as medics rushed her to the hospital. See also: by, hair, hang. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
What is the idiom of hang by thread?
Definition of hang by a thread : to be in a very dangerous situation or state : to be very close to death, failure, etc. The patient’s life was hanging by a thread.
What does hang his head mean?
shame or embarrassment
Definition of hang one’s head : to have one’s head turned downward because of shame or embarrassment He hung his head in shame.
What’s another way to say hanging by a thread?
What is another word for hanging by a thread?
| unsecure | precarious |
|---|---|
| indeterminate | undefined |
| incalculable | unforeseeable |
| up for grabs | in limbo |
| up in the air | questionable |
Can you hold someone up by their hair?
A single strand can potentially carry a weight of up to 100 grams; in theory, with proper technique, a full head of human hair could eventually hold between 5,600 kg and 8,400 kg (12,345 to 18,518 lbs) without breaking individual hairs or pulling out any follicles.
Where is Danila Bim from?
São Paulo, Brazil
From São Paulo, Brazil. Danila Bim is an award-winning creative. A graduate of Santo Andre’s School of Dance, Danila has spent the better part of two decades expanding her skills as a world-class acrobat, conceiving, creating, and performing original acts in over 30 countries.
What does hang your hat mean?
An expression warning someone of a big surprise. For example, Hang on to your hat, we’re about to go public, or Hold your hat—we just won the lottery. This expression may allude, according to lexicographer Eric Partridge, to a wild ride on a rollercoaster. [ Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
What is a henpecked wife called?
nags her husband This is not an “effort”, this is the “right” answer: that verb/adjective-phrases like *”She is a henpecking wife/ henpecks her husband” are more correct than noun-phrases**. It does not need any editing whatsoever.
What do you call a man controlled by his wife?
It’s also an increasingly dated, old fashioned word, as a husband is considered uxorious if he lets his wife “control” him. There’s no corresponding adjective you can use of a wife “controlled” by her husband. Definitions of uxorious.
What is a word for barely holding on?
It’s ramshackle — in other words, in terrible condition and barely holding together. If you think there’s a similarity between a place that’s been ransacked and a place that’s ramshackle, you’d be right.