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"Be on a knife-edge" nghĩa là gì?
30 Nov, 2023
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"Be/sitting on a knife-edge" = ngồi trên lưỡi dao -> nghĩa là (trạng thái) lo lắng bồn chồn, như ngồi trên đống lửa.
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The result of the Green Party vote on the programme for government could be “on a knife edge,” party sources have said.
The future of a heritage railway rebuilt by volunteers over the course of 30 years has been left "on a knife edge" by the coronavirus crisis.
James Walsh, leader of the council said: “Town centre retail is on a knife edge in both Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, and we want to do as much as possible to encourage shoppers, cafe users and others to start using our town centres again. We are determined to do everything possible to assist our small business community to thrive again.”
Moss hopes to be elected as the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the national representative body for architects and architecture, on a campaign for procurement (thu mua) reform that aims to place architects back “at the heart of the process”. Speaking to Place North West, he said: “At the moment, the business model of architect firms is on a knife edge.”
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