ε2498Ἐπὶ ξυροῦ
on a razor
[Meaning] on the verge of danger, at the very climax of the matter. "He was obviously vexed at the prediction, and the danger he was in was on a razor's edge, as the saying goes; the sailors and all the passengers were…
Ἐπὶ ξυροῦ· ἐπὶ κινδύνου, ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ τοῦ πράγματος ἐπιτάσει. ὁ δὲ περιαλγῶν ἐπὶ τῇ προρρήσει ἦν δῆλος, ἐπὶ ξυροῦ τε ἀκμῆς, τὸ λεγόμενον, ὁ τούτου κίνδυνος ὤν, οἵ τε ναῦται καὶ ὅσοι…