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:
- wrap (someone) around one's little finger
- keep one's finger's crossed
- hang a left
- hang (someone) in effigy
- hang on to (something)
- hang loose
- hang on (someone's) every word
- point the finger (of blame) at (someone)
- hang one on
- hang-up
- hang up (something)
- hang in (there)
- work one's fingers to the bone
- sticky fingers
- hang up (the telephone)