"sur le fil du rasoir" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /syʁ lə fil dy ʁa.zwaʁ/
Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=y}} sur le fil du rasoir (invariable)
  1. (figuratively) on the razor's edge, on a knife edge Tags: figuratively, invariable
    Sense id: en-sur_le_fil_du_rasoir-fr-adj-5zMuAzmn Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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