hang in the balance

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hang in the balance (third-person singular simple present hangs in the balance, present participle hanging in the balance, simple past and past participle hung in the balance)

  1. (idiomatic) To be in a precarious situation, unsure of the future.
    His life was left hanging in the balance after he was shot in the side.

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