sul filo del rasoio
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “on the wire of the razor”. Compare French sur le fil du rasoir.
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- (idiomatic) on the knife-edge, on the edge, on thin ice
- camminare sul filo del rasoio ― to walk a tightrope (literally, “to walk on the knife-edge”)