between life and death



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.
See also: and, death, life

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TerrieTER-eeEnglish
Annettaahn-NET-tahItalian
Roshanara-Persian (Archaic)
Athol['æθəl]
Gabinus-Late Roman
Kamalani-Hawaiian