hang by a string

Translations
висеть на волоске
The project was hanging by a string after budget cuts.
Проект висел на волоске после сокращения бюджета.
Definitions
To be in a very precarious or unstable situation, where something could fail or collapse at any moment; often used metaphorically to describe something that is barely holding on or at risk of ending.
Words
hang

verb
висеть
by

preposition
на
a

article or possessive pronoun
один
string

noun
нитка