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be touch and go

VERB
hang in the balance
Synonyms
WEAK


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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

"The decision at the meeting will be touch and go, however, and dependent on financial markets continuing to stabilise between now and next week's policy meeting," they said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2023

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

It'll be touch and go whether even we can reach Port Moresby from here.

From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Robert Sydney Bowen




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