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Hanging by a ThreadTo remain in insecure and risky situation, to take help of a very small to secure youRate it:

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low-hanging fruitEasily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.Rate it:

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hang by a threadTo be in danger, calling for precise caution. To be in a precarious situation.Rate it:

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hanging offenceA crime so serious that it is punishable by means of death by hanging.Rate it:

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how's it hanginghow are you?Rate it:

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thread the needleTo find harmony or strike a balance between conflicting forces, interests, etc. Normally used to indicate the difficulty of doing so; also, sarcastically, for a failed attempt.Rate it:

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thread the needleA game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding his neighbour, runs between the others.Rate it:

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à toile ourdie dieu envoie le filGod sends thread for a begun web.Rate it:

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je suis tout en nageI am in a thorough perspiration; I have not a dry thread on me.Rate it:

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take upThat which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.Rate it:

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a short drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death by hanging.Rate it:

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dye in the woolTo dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a hanging position.Rate it:

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a quick drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death, especially by hanging.Rate it:

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il a dit pis que pendre de vousHe said everything that was bad of you; According to him, hanging is too good for you.Rate it:

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necktie partyAn execution by hanging, especially a lynching.Rate it:

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pressure is a privilegeSaying by Billy Jean King and hanging as a plaquette in one of the stadiums in the US openRate it:

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slack-jawedWith the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.Rate it:

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string upTo kill by hanging, especially to lynch.Rate it:

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string upTo die by hanging.Rate it:

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wear downTo have one's long hair styled in a free, low-hanging, unencumbered style; i.e., not in an up-do or ponytail.Rate it:

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well hungHaving been left for a time, normally hanging, to encourage tenderness.Rate it:

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