have one foot on a banana peel (English, verb)
expansion: have one foot on a banana peel (third-person singular simple present has one foot on a banana peel, present participle having one foot on a banana peel, simple past and past participle had one foot on a banana peel)
Senses:
glosses: To be in an unstable situation with a high risk of sudden negative change, facing difficulty, or appearing foolish.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: has one foot on a banana peel
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having one foot on a banana peel
tags: participle
present
form: had one foot on a banana peel
tags: participle
past
form: had one foot on a banana peel
tags: past