ON A KNIFE-EDGE


Meaning of ON A KNIFE-EDGE in English

1.

( of a situation, etc. ) finely balanced between success and failure :

The economy is balanced on a knife-edge.

2.

( of a person ) very worried or anxious about the result of sth

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.