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knife-edge

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knife-edge (nfj)
n.
1. A sharp cutting edge.
2. A sharp, narrow edge or border: "saying lines that teeter on the knife-edge between literature and lunacy" (Vincent Canby).
3. A wedge of metal used as a low-friction fulcrum for a balancing beam or lever.
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Noun1.knife-edge - a narrow boundary; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity"
limit, bound, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
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knife-edge [ˈnaɪfɛdʒ] n to be on a knife-edge → être sur le fil du rasoir


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It is the knife-edge moment 'twixt time and eternity.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
When Hall reached the top, a hundred feet above the sea, she saw him stand upright and sway easily on the knife-edge which she knew fell away as abruptly on the other side.
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From above came one thin knife-edge of sunshine, and fifteen feet over our heads one saw the tops of the reeds swaying against the deep blue sky.
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