A news article in May contained one of the first uses of the idiom ldquo on the bubble rdquo Referring to a state of uncertainty the expression was used in relation to rookie race car driver Steve Krisiloff He rsquo d been ldquo on the bubble rdquo having posted a slow qualifying lap for the Indianapolis Later it was confirmed that his time mdash though the slowest of those who qualified mdash allowed him to compete in the race We can feel at times that we rsquo re ldquo on the bubble rdquo uncertain we have what it takes to [... more]