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单词 on the bubble
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on the bubble

North American informal (Of a sports player or team) occupying the last qualifying position on a team or for a tournament, and liable to be replaced by another: he’s never lived up to his high selection, and is on the bubble for a roster spot figurative several of last year’s new TV shows are on the bubble...
  • The minor leaguers mostly know where they're headed for the summer, and there are just a few souls on the bubble, waiting for an injury to the front line guy so they can make the major league roster.
  • Wakefield was on the bubble, close to being released.
  • Some say he's on the bubble but, after tonight, maybe not.
From sit on the bubble, with the implication that the bubble may burst
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