Misusage alert: "literally"
Jerry Jones said of Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, who got in a fight with a bodyguard despite already have been suspended by the NFL previously for misbehavior: "He’s literally on a high wire without a net."
Which sounds dangerous indeed, more so than tempting the NFL to slap him with a further penalty. Though perhaps suspension is a welcome thing, if he was indeed on that high wire without a net.
Read: "He's figuratively on a high wire without a net."