sul filo del rasoio
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”)