— Execuse me. Can we adjust the attitude?
拜托，態度能不能好點？
— I'm sorry. It's a busy day. My personal life is hanging by a thread, that's all.
抱歉，我今天太忙了。我的個人生活岌岌可危，所以……
——《時尚女魔頭》

hang by a thread:

If something hangs by a thread, it is in danger, and likely to fail in the near future.
"hang by a thread"的表達和中文中的“岌岌可危”、“千鈞一發”十分相似。

Examples

The British Antarctic Survey said the ice shelf was "hanging by a thread.
英國南極調查聲稱冰蓋正處于千鈞一發的狀況。
For some time after he dangerous operation,Keren's life hang by a thread.
在她作了有危險的手術后的一段時間時凱倫的生命處于垂危之中。
Roberta was told that her job hung by a thread, and she needed to be more serious about it. For several days after the accident, his life hung by a thread.
Roberta得知她的工作正處于危機之中，她需要對此更認真一些。在事故后的幾天，他命懸一線。
Peace and democracy hang by a thread in this troubled country.
在這個動亂的國家，和平和民主危在旦夕。