on shaky ground
idiom
: weak and likely to break down, collapse, or fail : not strong or well supported
Their marriage is on shaky ground.
His argument/theory rests on shaky ground.
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Ryan said a large issue is that recent job booms were initially built on shaky ground.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
And with former allies like Heather Dubrow and Emily Simpson tiring of her antics, she was left on shaky ground.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
This isn’t being touted as the 71st Causeway Classic, the next must-see showdown of regional rivals, as much it is being billed as a farewell of a series that is suddenly on shaky ground.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Nov. 2025
His tenure as Uruguay’s head coach is on shaky ground.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
And with former allies like Heather Dubrow and Emily Simpson tiring of her antics, she was left on shaky ground.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
This isn’t being touted as the 71st Causeway Classic, the next must-see showdown of regional rivals, as much it is being billed as a farewell of a series that is suddenly on shaky ground.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Nov. 2025
His tenure as Uruguay’s head coach is on shaky ground.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on shaky ground
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“On shaky ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20shaky%20ground. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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