دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی hang in the balance )

hang in the balance

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hang in the balance
be/hang in the balance
if something hangs in the balance, no one knows whether it will continue to exist in the future or what will happen to it.

Judd's career hung in the balance last night after his team lost their sixth successive game.

The financial situation is by no means resolved and the club's future is still very much in the balance.

to depend on something for success or continued existence.

With thousands of jobs hanging in the balance, there's a lot of competition to attract new factories.

Usage notes: sometimes used without hang:

They don't think we should get involved, even if lives are in the balance.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

hang in the balance
be in an undecided state; have two equally possible results, be uncertain

The future of the criminal was hanging in the balance as he waited for the judge's decision.

After the opposition party won the election whether or not the new highway will be built hangs in the balance.

The outcome of the election was hanging in the balance after the top candidates had an equal number of votes.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

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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