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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In his telling, Libby Steadman has always been on shaky ground with her neighbors: When her father-in-law died, her husband, Peter, freed the family’s slaves.
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Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Waltz, a respected military veteran and former Florida congressman, had been on shaky ground since he was blamed for adding Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to the Signal chat set up to discuss a Mar. 14 strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
But in late March, sources told PEOPLE that Waltz — who has not been well-received in the White House by some MAGA hardliners — was standing on shaky ground.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 May 2025
Listen to this Article Google’s tech empire is increasingly on shaky ground after losing two antitrust cases in less than a year.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Waltz, a respected military veteran and former Florida congressman, had been on shaky ground since he was blamed for adding Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to the Signal chat set up to discuss a Mar. 14 strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
But in late March, sources told PEOPLE that Waltz — who has not been well-received in the White House by some MAGA hardliners — was standing on shaky ground.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 May 2025
Listen to this Article Google’s tech empire is increasingly on shaky ground after losing two antitrust cases in less than a year.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on shaky ground
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