hang in the balance

[hang in the balance] {v. phr.}

To have two equally possible results; to be in doubt; be uncertain.

* /Until Jim scored the winning touchdown, the outcome of the game hung in the balance./

* /She was very sick and her life hung in the balance for several days./

Compare: HANG BY A THREAD.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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