Idiom
hang in the balance
Meaning
To be in a precarious situation, unsure of the future.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The team's future hangs in the balance after the loss.”
“With the company facing a major lawsuit, the jobs of hundreds of employees hang in the balance.”
“As the final votes were counted, the outcome of the election hung in the balance, leaving the entire nation in a state of tense anticipation.”
Examples
simple
“The team's future hangs in the balance after the loss.”
contextual
“With the company facing a major lawsuit, the jobs of hundreds of employees hang in the balance.”
complex
“As the final votes were counted, the outcome of the election hung in the balance, leaving the entire nation in a state of tense anticipation.”
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