on shaky ground

idiom

: weak and likely to break down, collapse, or fail : not strong or well supported

Their marriage is on shaky ground.

His argument/theory rests on shaky ground.

Examples of on shaky ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Waltz, a respected military veteran and former Florida congressman, had been on shaky ground since he was blamed for adding Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to the Signal chat set up to discuss a Mar. 14 strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025

But in late March, sources told PEOPLE that Waltz — who has not been well-received in the White House by some MAGA hardliners — was standing on shaky ground. —Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 May 2025

Listen to this Article Google’s tech empire is increasingly on shaky ground after losing two antitrust cases in less than a year. —Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025

The call Wednesday morning came as a narrow ceasefire approved by Putin on Tuesday appeared to already be on shaky ground. —Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for on shaky ground

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground