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tee·ter [ˈti:təʳ] VB intr + adv/prep

teeter

opotekati se [perf opoteči se]

to teeter between sth fig

omahovati med čem

to teeter on the brink of a disaster fig

biti na robu katastrofe

Usage examples with teeter

to teeter on the brink of a disaster fig

biti na robu katastrofe

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Although he's always smiling, the bank he owns is teetering on the brink of failure. en.wikipedia.org

Their relationship teeters between a familiar, cooperative interaction and downright annoyance or frustration with each other. en.wikipedia.org

The first castaway to fill their basket with enough rice to cause their teeter-totter to tip and raise a flag would win. en.wikipedia.org

I was on the bottom stroke of this sort of teeter-totter mechanism that made the handcar run. en.wikipedia.org

Sales did not take off and the brothers' company teetered on bankruptcy. en.wikipedia.org

They would then dump the rice into a basket on a third teeter-totter. en.wikipedia.org

He can be seen teetering in his last films, owing to a loss of balance. en.wikipedia.org

Thus, most of the trails also contain man-made obstacles like skinny bridges, twisting ladders raised above the ground, and teeter-totters to ride on. en.wikipedia.org

At the beginning of the 1920s, the company teetered on the brink of collapse. en.wikipedia.org

Opening night came with the bar already teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. en.wikipedia.org

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