Or, to put it more simply: if everyone else around you is burned out, hanging on by a thread and generally unhappy, that might not be a badge of pride.

或者，更简单地说：如果你周围的人都被工作烧毁了，被同一根绳子挂住并且普遍不幸福，这可能并不是一个值得骄傲的勋章。

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Chances for a "grand bargain" appear to be hanging by a thread.

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His England career looked to be hanging by a thread when he was dropped after a poor showing in Bangladesh in the winter.

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This would not only do untold damage to the prospects of success for Obamacare, it could prove to be the final nail in the coffin for a union movement already hanging on by a thread.

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