Hangs on by your fingernails In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "hangs on by your fingernails", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-03-28 12:03

Meaning of Hangs on by your fingernails (redirected from hang on by (one's) fingernails )

Hang on by (one's) fingernails verb phrase

To hold tightly to something with one's fingernails to avoid falling

As soon as he slipped and narrowly fell, he hung on by his fingernails.

To be difficult to avoid problems or failure 

I am working as a customer service representative who deals with a ton of complaints and questions from customers, give customers information about products and services, take orders, and process returns. Sometimes I really feel like I'm hanging on by my fingernails.

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hide (one's) head in the sand

To avoid, or attempt to avoid, a specific problem by pretending not to see it.

Grammar and Usage of Hang on by (one's) fingernails

The verb "hang" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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