razor edge
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrazorandedge
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razor
noun[C]
uk/ˈreɪ.zər/us/ˈreɪ.zɚ/
a small device with a sharp blade for removing hair, especially from the face ...
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edge
noun
uk/edʒ/us/edʒ/
the outer or furthest point ...
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(Definition ofrazorandedgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Our economic position is balanced on arazoredge.
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It is along that rather difficultrazoredgethat we try to make the best progress we can.
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Far too few people realise that, for the foreseeable future, we shall, as a nation, always be operating on arazoredge.
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It is certainly true that the shipyard had lived on arazoredgefor years.
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Far too many elderly people live on an economicrazoredge.
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In 1938 war nearly broke out; it was on arazoredge, and in 1939 it did break out.
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I will continue very carefully to keep on thatrazoredge.
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We have, it is true, to balance, almost on arazoredge, one risk against another, but we ought not thereby to repine.
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From that stage, the parties go from edge torazoredge, finally kicking each other well and heartily before the ultimate breakdown of negotiations.
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Someone said that we are living on arazoredge.
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He has walked along therazoredgeof this difficulty very well indeed.
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The four-light four-door sports saloon was given a newrazoredgebody.
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