in the balance

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   if the future of sth / sb, or the result of sth is / hangs in the balance, it is uncertain

   Our universes hang in the balance.

In the movies · 6

• Tell them their future hangs in the balance.Dune: Part Two2024
• But there was a lot of money hanging in the balance.The Gentlemen2020
• Our universes hang in the balance.Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe2022
• The country s future hangs in the balanceThe Favourite2018
• But Alfred Borden's life hangs in the balance.The Prestige2006
• That's what I'm saying. It's in the balance.Boyhood2014
• No. No. It's the balance of the products.The Menu2022

Learn it in full scenes

• The Gentlemen2020
  • Fletcher Pitches His Story to Ray
  • Mickey and Matthew's Dinner Standoff
  • Mickey Pitches His Weed Empire
• Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe2022
  • Judge Sentences the Boys to Space Camp
  • NASA Recruits Beavis and Butt-Head
  • Beavis and Butt-Head Train for Space
• The Menu2022
  • Guests Board the Boat to Hawthorn
  • Tyler Explains Why Chefs Are Artists
  • Slowik Serves the Island Course

From the same entry

• the balance of evidence
• off balance
• on balance
• redress the balance
• strike a balance
• swing the balance
• tip the balance