on shaky ground

prepositional phrase

insecure; unlikely to succeed or last

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. insecure; unlikely to succeed or last

    But I actually believe the whole god-damn country is on shaky ground, and for me to be securing shit for the future might not do me a damn bit of good.

    1989, Bob Blauner, Black Lives, White Lives
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APA

on shaky ground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20shaky%20ground

MLA

“on shaky ground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20shaky%20ground. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on shaky ground,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20shaky%20ground.

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