On a knife edge: 处境艰难，危险Shes been living on a knife-edge since her ex-husband was released from prison last month. 从他前夫上个月从监狱释放后，她的生活就一直受到极大的威胁。The theatre is on a financial knife-edge and must sell 75% of its seats every night to survive.这个剧院处于财务危机，每晚必须卖掉75%的座位方能坚持下去。

复习：这句话在前面一节里提到过：You must rent this video. It keeps you on the edge of your seat right up to the end.

188. ruffle someone’s feathers 引起不快，引起争论

He wasnt asked to speak at the conference, and I know that ruffled his feathers a bit.

Her book ruffled a lot of feathers and put the idea of "beauty as bondage" on the fast track of social issues.

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