hang on by one's fingernails
находиться в трудной ситуации, "держаться на волоске"
The company was going on with the work, but it was obvious they were hanging on by their fingernails.
Другие идиомы:
- hang tough
- have a finger in the pie
- someone's fingerprints are on (something)
- lay a finger on (someone or something)
- hang around
- have (something) at one's fingertips
- hang out one's shingle
- hang one's hat (somewhere)
- put one's finger on (something)
- hang up (something)
- Hang it!
- hang a left
- hang one on
- sticky fingers
- cross one's fingers