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On the bubble

Posted by ESC on May 04, 2007

In Reply to: On the bubble posted by Renee on May 04, 2007

: Does anyone know about "on the bubble?" I'm guessing that the image is of a spirit level. Any insight into when or how the phrase entered everyday speech as meaning something like "could go either way" or "up in the air"? There's a poker usage that seems a little different: poker.about.com/ od/pokerglossary/g/bubble.htm

That would be my guess too. I thought we'd discussed this phrase here before. But I couldn't find it in the archives.

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