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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There have been no indications first-year coach Dave Canales is on shaky ground. —

Joseph Person, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 But behind closed doors, Trump reportedly admitted to aides that Gaetz’s bid is on shaky ground. —

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Nov. 2024 The three-year-old union between Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and Lindner’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) had been on shaky ground for some time, with differing budget and economic policy positions causing tensions and clashes. —

Sophie Kiderlin,matt Clinch, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024 Data is much like a home's foundation: AI operates on shaky ground without it. —

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