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 Hangdog Look (A).Hang in the Bell Ropes (To). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Hang by a Thread (To).
 
To be in a very precarious position. The allusion is to the sword of Damcls. (See DAMOCLES’ SWORD.)   1
 


 Hangdog Look (A).Hang in the Bell Ropes (To). 

 
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