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a touch-and-go situation

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  • touch-and-go — /tʌtʃ ən ˈgoʊ / (say tuch uhn goh) adjective 1. hasty, sketchy, or desultory. 2. precarious, risky: a highly touch and go situation. 3. uncertain; hard to predict: *For the first four years it had been touch and go whether they would not go… …  

  • touch-and-go — adjective informal in a touch and go situation, there is a serious risk that something bad could happen: It was touch and go whether the doctor would get there on time …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • touch-and-go — adj informal it s touch and go used about a situation in which there is a serious risk that something bad could happen ▪ It was touch and go whether the doctor would get there on time …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • touch-and-go — adjective 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 • Syn: ↑parlous,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • touch and go — uncertain, dangerous situation It was touch and go as to whether she was going to survive after the car accident. Digest 20/2002 precarious or uncertain; something disastrous is expected to happen one moment and then is averted the next The… …   Idioms and examples

  • touch and go — {adj. phr.} Very dangerous or uncertain in situation. * /Our team won the game, all right, but it was touch and go for a while./ * /At one time while they were climbing the cliff it was touch and go whether they could do it./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • touch and go — {adj. phr.} Very dangerous or uncertain in situation. * /Our team won the game, all right, but it was touch and go for a while./ * /At one time while they were climbing the cliff it was touch and go whether they could do it./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • touch\ and\ go — adj. phr. Very dangerous or uncertain in situation. Our team won the game, all right, but it was touch and go for a while. At one time while they were climbing the cliff it was touch and go whether they could do it …   Словарь американских идиом

  • touch-and-go — tentative, unsure (situation) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Situation Two — Situation Two, aka Situation 2, was a record label which began life in 1981 as an offshoot of the larger Beggars Banquet label. At the time, Beggars Banquet records were distributed by Warner Bros.; so, to appeal to the indie audience and to get… …   Wikipedia

  • touch — touch1 [ tʌtʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 put body part on someone/something ▸ 2 have no space between ▸ 3 affect emotions ▸ 4 change/influence someone/something ▸ 5 eat/drink something ▸ 6 use something ▸ 7 work on something ▸ 8 deal with someone/something ▸ …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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