hang by a hair

Meaning

1. hang by a hair / thread

   to be in great danger

In the movies · 2

• Their courage hangs by a thread.The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002

From the same entry

• hang a left
• hang in there
• hang on words every word
• hang tough
• let it all hang out
• in the balance
• hang fire
• hang on for grim death
• hang heavy
• hang loose
• a peg to hang on