Idiom
candle in the wind
Meaning
A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His health is like a candle in the wind right now.”
“With the company losing money every month, the manager knew his job was a candle in the wind.”
“In the face of such overwhelming political opposition, the fragile peace treaty remained a mere candle in the wind, threatening to vanish at any moment.”
Examples
simple
“His health is like a candle in the wind right now.”
contextual
“With the company losing money every month, the manager knew his job was a candle in the wind.”
complex
“In the face of such overwhelming political opposition, the fragile peace treaty remained a mere candle in the wind, threatening to vanish at any moment.”
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