hang in the balance

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hang in the balance (third-person singular simple present hangs in the balance, present participle hanging in the balance, simple past and past participle hung in the balance) (idiomatic) To be in a precarious situation, unsure of the future. His life was left hanging in the balance after he was shot in the side. ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “in the balance”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.