Piano on a wire

[Jiayun]

He had this air of finality hanging over him like a piano on a wire.

What does the captioned phrase mean?

Thanks!

[bhaisahab]

He had this air of finality hanging over him like a piano on a wire.

What does the captioned phrase mean?

Thanks!

He felt as if he had a piano hanging over his head suspended by a wire.

[Tdol]

Imagine what that would feel like- you'd be worried about it falling.

[BobK]

Damocles had similar anxiety.

(For a few years before my company finally managed to get rid of me, I tried to popularize the word 'sub-Damoclean'; it didn't catch on though.)

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[Rover_KE]

Damocles had similar anxiety.

I tried to popularize the word 'sub-Damoclean'; it didn't catch on though.

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I can't think why.

[5jj]

I can't think why.

You beat me to it.

[Tdol]

Can I just say ... I'll get my coat.