Hang by a Thread
What it means
Survive precariously, with one small thing keeping the whole situation from collapsing.
Where it comes from
Cicero tells the story of Damocles, given a king's throne with a sword suspended above it by a single horsehair. The banquet was excellent and he could not enjoy any of it.
The puzzle it came from
Hang by a Thread was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 9, 2025. The clue read ____ by a ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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role
play
dead
hang
man
pork
chop
wood
grain
pattern
common
thread
count
sheep
wool
flip
side
step
forward
thinking
Phrasicle: Hang by a Thread