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21touch 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… …
22Touch-and-go — If something is touch and go, it is very uncertain; if someone is ill and may well die, then it is touch and go …
23touch 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./ …
24touch 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./ …
25touch and go — 1. a precarious or delicate state of affairs: It was touch and go there for a while during the operation. 2. quick action or movement: the touch and go of city traffic. [1645 55] * * * …
26touch\ 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 …
27touch and go — If something is touch and go, the outcome or result is uncertain. Dave s life is out of danger now, but it was touch and go after the operation …
28touch-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 …
29touch and go — mod. chancy. □ It was touch and go for a while, but we are out of the woods now. □ The place was in a real tizzy. Everything was touch and go …
30touch and go — between life and death, nip and tuck I recovered from my heart attack, but it was touch and go for awhile …
