ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
v. intrans.
Ar. and P. αὐτομολεῖν, ἀποτρέχειν (Xen.), ἀποδιδράσκειν.