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Hinge on   /hɪndʒ ɑn/   Listen
Hinge on

verb
1.
Be contingent on.  Synonyms: depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge upon, ride, turn on.  "Your grade will depends on your homework"






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"Hinge on" Quotes from Famous Books



... anything!" declared Jack; "and only saying that Chester will have no cause for complaint, no matter whether we win or lose; for every fellow's grimly determined to do his level best. Victories sometimes hinge on small things, and the luck of the game may go against us. But we'll be fighting all the time up to the blowing of the last whistle that tells the time of the fourth period ...
— Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums • Mark Overton

... Lord Palmerston trying to save or serve Austria, which he detested, in obedience to the atavistic tendencies of the Foreign Office, is a lesson in history. For English politicians of whatever party or private sentiments, Austria was still what Lord Castlereagh called her: "The great hinge on which the fate of Europe must ultimately depend." Sir Ralph Abercromby assured the king that "the least act of aggression" would place his throne in jeopardy. His throne was already in jeopardy, but from the contrary reason. Each minute that passed while the Milanese were fighting their death ...
— Cavour • Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco



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