touch and go
/tʌtʃ ənd ɡoʊ/
adjective
- Uncertain or risky; having an unpredictable outcome.
- It was touch-and-go whether we would make the flight with all the traffic.
- The negotiations were touch-and-go until the very last minute.
- The patient's condition was touch-and-go for several hours after surgery.
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