be touch and go
Example Sentences
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"She needs to mobilise her voters to have a better chance to win this race. But it's going to be touch and go."
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
What was the atmosphere like at the finish as Gilbert passed the 10km and then 5km banners and it seemed to be touch and go whether he’d succeed?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2017
It is going to be touch and go whether they stay up.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2014
I think they felt that it was going to be touch and go, the margins were going to be very tight, the medals would be spread right across the different nations.
From Reuters ● Aug. 13, 2012
"It'll be touch and go whether we save him," said he.
From The Clarion by William Dodge Stevens
