lie in the balance
From LSJ
Τοὺς δούλους ἔταξεν ὡρισμένου νομίσματος ὁμιλεῖν ταῖς θεραπαινίσιν → He arranged for his male slaves to have sex with female slaves at a fixed price (Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 21.2)
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἐν ῥοπῇ κεῖσθαι, κινδυνεύεσθαι
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