to be walking a tightrope
1Tightrope (Stephanie McIntosh album) — Tightrope Studio album by Stephanie McIntosh Released 11 September 2006 …
2Tightrope (Stephanie McIntosh song) — Tightrope Single by Stephanie McIntosh from the album Tightrope Released …
3tightrope — tight|rope [ˈtaıt rəup US roup] n 1.) a rope or wire high above the ground that someone walks along in a ↑circus 2.) walk a tightrope to be in a difficult situation in which something bad could happen if you make a mistake ▪ I feel as though I m… …
4Tightrope walking — Tightrope redirects here. For other uses, see Tightrope (disambiguation). The feet of a tightrope walker. Tightrope walking (or funambulism) is the art of walking along a thin wire or rope, usually at a great height. One or more artists performs… …
5Tightrope (disambiguation) — Tightrope may refer to: Tightrope walking, the art of walking along a thin wire or rope Tightrope (TV series), a 1959 60 American television series starring Mike Connors Tightrope (Gladiators), an event from the television series Gladiators… …
6tightrope walking — noun the acrobatic feat of walking on a tightrope See Also: tightrope walker …
7tightrope walking — noun walking on a tightrope or slack rope • Syn: ↑funambulism • Derivationally related forms: ↑funambulist (for: ↑funambulism) • Hypernyms: ↑sport, ↑athletics …
8tightrope walker — noun an acrobat who practices tightrope walking …
9walk a tightrope — To follow a narrow and difficult route beset with dangers, as if on a tightrope • • • Main Entry: ↑walk * * * walk a tightrope phrase to be in a difficult situation in which a very small mistake could have very bad results He was walking a… …
10walk a tightrope — {v. phr.} To be in a dangerous or awkward situation where one cannot afford to make a single mistake. * / When we landed on the moon in 1969, Armstrong explained, we were walking a tightrope till the very end. / …
