between life and death

Fig. in a position where living or dying is an even possibility. (Especially with caught or hovering.) And there I was on the operating table, hovering between life and death. The mountain climber hung by his rope, caught between life and death.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tiphanie	-	French
Verica	-	Serbian, Croatian
Rhode	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Parastu	-	Persian
Zuzanka	-	Czech, Slovak
Mavuto	mah-VOO-to	Southern African, Chewa