不可终日: (一天也过不去, 形容局势危急或心中惶恐) be unable to carry on even for a single day; be on tenterhooks all the time; be in a desperate situation; so worried that one feels unable to survive the day
岌岌: [书面语] (形容十分危险) precarious 短语和例子岌岌不可终日 in a critical condition; in grave danger; live in constant fear; live precariously
高余冠之岌岌兮: although pure things and dirty things are often mixed uin this