hanging over

This is what was hanging over the Pennsylvania Supreme Court when it decided against protecting voters in its state who make an immaterial voting mistake.

"Unfortunately letters went out saying she wasn't impacted which added insult to injury and there has been a void in the interim and this sword of Damocles of owing money and being chased for it remains hanging over her 12 months later, which hasn't been good for her mental health."

Ms Fujisaki told me that she was unsure who to vote for this time, especially with the fundraising corruption scandal hanging over the LDP.

Even with the threat of lost alimony hanging over her head, they can barely get Melania Trump to be around her husband, even for a photo-op.

At 3-2, with the threat of a Dortmund equaliser hanging over Real Madrid, he picked up the ball in his own half, raced down the left beating Emre Can with pure pace and fired a shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.