razor's edge
noun
variants
or razor edge
—used in various phrases to refer to a dangerous position or a position in which two different things are carefully balanced
He's a thrill-seeker who likes living on the razor's edge.
The country's future is balanced on a razor's edge.
He walks a/the razor edge between humor and bad taste in his comedy.
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The intrigue: At their last meeting in June, officials were on a razor's edge between anticipating two rate cuts this year versus one.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 29 July 2024
Walking a risky razor's edge between relatable and offensive, hilarious and horrifying, these films all have one thing in common: a willingness to go there.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
But tensions between the Israelis and Qataris are on a razor's edge after leaked audio of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu captured the Israeli leader disparaging Qatar in a conversation with Israeli hostage families.
—John Hudson, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2024
But in practice that justification rests on a razor's edge.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2010
Yet stocks may still be walking on the razor's edge these days, due to those high rates.
—Heard Editors, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2023
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 29 July 2024
Walking a risky razor's edge between relatable and offensive, hilarious and horrifying, these films all have one thing in common: a willingness to go there.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
But tensions between the Israelis and Qataris are on a razor's edge after leaked audio of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu captured the Israeli leader disparaging Qatar in a conversation with Israeli hostage families.
—John Hudson, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2024
But in practice that justification rests on a razor's edge.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2010
Yet stocks may still be walking on the razor's edge these days, due to those high rates.
—Heard Editors, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2023
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