hang by a thread

Etymology
An allusion to the anecdotal sword of Damocles, which was suspended by a hair.

Verb

 * 1)  To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation.

Translations

 * Catalan: aguantar-se per un fil, venir d'un fil
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese:岌岌可危, 命懸一線, 危在旦夕, 千鈞一髮
 * Mandarin:, 命懸一線, ,
 * Finnish: olla hiuskarvan varassa
 * French: ne tenir qu'à un fil
 * German:
 * Italian: essere appeso a un filo
 * Latvian: karāties mata galā
 * Macedonian: ви́си на вла́кно, ви́си на ко́нец
 * Polish: wisieć na włosku
 * Russian: висе́ть на волоске
 * Spanish:
 * Thai: แขวนบนเส้นด้าย