hang on by one&

English Turkish Phrases

hang on by one's eyelids
pamuk ipliği ile bağlı olmak, tehlikeli/müşkül şartlar altında ümitsizce mukavemet etmek/direnmek/dayanmak.

The soldiers are still holding the fort, but they're hanging on by their eyelids.
English-Turkish phrases from Zargan's own database