between life and death

between life and death
between life and death
Fig. in a position where living or dying is an even possibility. (Especially with

caught

or

hovering.

) •

And there I was on the operating table, hovering between life and death.

The mountain climber hung by his rope, caught between life and death.

* * *
{adv. phr.} In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible. * /He held on to the mountainside between life and death while his friends went to get help./ * /The little sick girl lay all night between life and death until her fever was gone./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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