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In. 실, 섬유, 재봉실, 끈 실, 가는 것, 줄, 섬조, (이야기의)줄거리, 연속, (인간의) 수명. cut one's mortal \thread 죽다, hang by (on, upon) a \thread 위기 일발이다, \thread and thrum 옥석 혼효IIvt. (바늘에) 실을 꿰다, (구술 따위를) 실에 꿰다, 누비듯이(헤치며)지나가다, 나삿니를 내다
См. также в других словарях:
hang by a thread — or[hang by a hair] {v. phr.} To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. * /For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread./ * /As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair./ Compare: HANG IN THE… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang by a thread — or[hang by a hair] {v. phr.} To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. * /For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread./ * /As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair./ Compare: HANG IN THE… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang\ by\ a\ thread — • hang by a thread • hang by a hair v. phr. To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread. As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair. Compare: hang… … Словарь американских идиом
hang by a thread — or hang in the balance to be very likely to fail His career now hung by a thread … English dictionary
hang by a thread — If something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance indeed of it being successful or surviving … The small dictionary of idiomes
hang by a thread — verb depend on a small thing or be at risk His life now hangs by a thread • Syn: ↑hang by a hair • Hypernyms: ↑depend • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * hang by a thread … Useful english dictionary
hang by a thread — if something hangs by a thread, it is likely to fail in the near future. Peace and democracy hang by a thread in this troubled country … New idioms dictionary
hang by a thread — If something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance indeed of it being successful or surviving. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hang by a thread — be in doubt, depend on a very small thing The outcome of the election hung by a thread until the last two or three hours … Idioms and examples
hang by a thread — verb To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation … Wiktionary
hang by a thread — be in a precarious situation … English contemporary dictionary
