have one foot on a banana peel

Verb

To be at risk of sudden change; to be in an unstable state.

Japanese Meaning

突然の変化が起こる危険がある状態 / 不安定な状況にあり、急変のリスクを孕んでいる状態

With mounting debt and clients leaving, the startup seems to have one foot on a banana peel.

債務が増え、顧客が離れていく中で、そのスタートアップは今やいつ破綻してもおかしくない状況にある。

Sense（1）

To be at risk of sudden change; to be in an unstable state.

has one foot on a banana peel

（ present singular third-person ）

having one foot on a banana peel

（ participle present ）

had one foot on a banana peel

（ participle past ）

had one foot on a banana peel

（ past ）