candle in the wind

Definitions

A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.

idiomatic

Equivalents

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Suomikorttitalokynttilänliekki

Examples

“A woman of flame, they had called her. The flame had flickered and died like⟳ a candle in the wind--in the restless trade-wind blowing from the Koolau Range.”

“The South Koreans have⟳ indeed accomplished an economic miracle in the past three decades but their economy is 'a candle in the wind' […]”

“... tyranny in Cameroon today is a candle in the wind. Its days, it is hoped, are numbered ...”

“There are a good number⟳ of people who feel⟳ that the girl child's life in India is a 'candle' in the wind which flickers for a moment to be extinguished for ever.”

“Sometimes around here, it seems like⟳ hope⟳ is a candle in the wind.”

“Ethiopia is a candle in the wind, the winds of war and fate […]”

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