Meaning Of The Word On a knife-edge

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on a knife-edge
in a situation in which nobody knows what is going to happen next
phrase: 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.

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