"auf Messers Schneide" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [German]

Etymology: Literally, “on the knife's edge”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|on the knife's edge}} “on the knife's edge”, {{lit|on the knife's edge}} Literally, “on the knife's edge” Head templates: {{head|de|prepositional phrase|head=auf Messers Schneide}} auf Messers Schneide
  1. (figurative) on the line Tags: figuratively Synonyms: auf des Messers Schneide
    Sense id: en-auf_Messers_Schneide-de-prep_phrase-RcEOZJnW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms with collocations

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