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touch-and-go
touch-and-go (tŭch′ən-gō′)adj. Dangerous and uncertain in nature or outcome; precarious; delicate: major surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. touch-and-go - fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"parlous, perilous, precariousdangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" |
touch-and-goadjectiveRequiring great tact or skill:delicate, sensitive, ticklish, touchy, tricky.Translationstouch-and-go
touch and goExtremely uncertain as to the outcome of something. Hyphenated if used before a noun. Our business had a pretty rocky start—it was touch and go for a while there whether we'd even be able to keep going or not. The doctors said it was touch and go at points during surgery, but he is expected to pull through and make a full recovery. It was a touch-and-go match from beginning to end, but fortunately we were able to pull ahead in the last few minutes.See also: and, go, touchtouch-and-govery uncertain or critical. Things were touch-and-go at the office until a new manager was hired. Jane had a serious operation, and everything was touch-and-go for two days after her surgery.AcronymsSeethank godtouch-and-goenUS
Related to touch-and-go: get in touch withSynonyms for touch-and-goadj requiring great tact or skillSynonyms- delicate
- sensitive
- ticklish
- touchy
- tricky
Synonyms for touch-and-goadj fraught with dangerSynonyms- parlous
- perilous
- precarious
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