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German
Etymology
Literally, “on the knife's edge”.
Prepositional phrase
auf Messers Schneide
- (figurative) on the line
- auf Messers Schneide stehen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
2023 February 3, Konstantin Nowotny, “Zum Tod von Sally Perel: Er ging, um zu leben”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Auf Messers Schneide verwandelte sich Salomon Perel in „Josef Perjell“ und lebte fortan als Jude unter Nazis.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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