on a knife-edge
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Definition of on a knife-edge words
- phrase on a knife-edge To be on a knife-edge means to be in a situation in which nobody knows what is going to happen next, or in which one thing is just as likely to happen as another. 0
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Parts of speech for On a knife-edge
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on a knife-edge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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