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in the balance
idiom
C2
If a situation is in the balance, it has reached a stage where it will soon be decided one way or another: 悬而未决;结果未定
The future of his shops and those of his 57 staff are in the balance.
hang in the balanceThe game hung in the balance until the last minute.比赛僵持不下，直到最后一分钟才分出胜负。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Decisions and deciding
ascription
be make or break for someone/somethingidiom
be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom
choose
clinch
conclusion
finalize
fish or cut baitidiom
flip
flip a coinidiom
get something into your headidiom
judge
resolution
sleep
split decision
swing
swing the balanceidiom
take it into your head to do somethingidiom
take the plungeidiom
tightrope
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