to be in a delicate situation
101PIGS — Carte montrant les quatre pays habituellement désignés par PIGS : Portugal, Italie, Grèce et Espagne (« Spain », en anglais). PIGS (littéralement, « porcs » en anglais) est un acronyme[1 …
102in Dutch — adj in trouble, in a vulnerable condition or delicate situation. This expression is a surviving example of the tendency (dat ing from the Anglo Dutch wars of the 17th century) to use Dutch as a pejora tive, as in Dutch courage , Dutch treat or… …
103wiggle-room — n American freedom to manoeuvre, especially in a delicate situation. The term was com mon in the 1990s in armed forces and professional usage. ► You ve got to let us have some more wig gle room …
104wriggle-room — n American freedom to manoeuvre, especially in a delicate situation. The term was com mon in the 1990s in armed forces and professional usage. ► You ve got to let us have some more wig gle room …
105walk a tightrope — If you walk a tightrope, you have to be very careful not to annoy or anger people who could become enemies. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If a person is walking a tightrope, they are in a difficult or delicate situation where they… …
106Les Aventures du brigadier Gérard — The Adventures of Gerard Comédie dramatique de Jerzy Skolimowski, d après des récits de Conan Doyle, avec Peter McEnery, Claudia Cardinale, Eli Wallach, Jack Hawkins. Pays: Grande Bretagne Date de sortie: 1970 Technique: couleurs Durée …
107like a bull in a china shop — behaving clumsily in a delicate situation. → bull …
108ability — ability, capacity, capability are often confused in use. Ability primarily denotes the quality or character of being able (as to do or perform) and is applied chiefly to human beings. Capacity in its corresponding sense means the power or more… …
109(skating) on thin ice — idi in a precarious or delicate situation …
110dexterous — dex•ter•ous [[t]ˈdɛk strəs, stər əs[/t]] adj. 1) skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body; deft 2) having mental adroitness or skill; clever; quick 3) done with skill or adroitness • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L dexter right hand,… …
