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

"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

It is going to be touch and go whether they stay up.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2014

It might be touch and go as to whether he makes the cut, but a rating of 125 would give him a good chance if he does get into the Fred Winter.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2011

We knew it would be touch and go whether we could save the farm or not.

From For the Sake of the School by Brazil, Angela