Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in capitals.
After the accident, the driver's life HUNG BY A THREAD for two days.

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To hang by a thread is to be very close to being lost.

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Was safe is the opposite.

Concept: The meaning of the idiom "hang by a thread"
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in capitals.After the accident, the driver's life HUNG BY A THREAD for two days.

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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in capitals.
After the accident, the driver's life HUNG BY A THREAD for two days.