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    touch and go
    /ˌtəCH ən ˈɡō/

    adjective

    • 1. (of an outcome, especially one that is desired) possible but very uncertain: "it was touch and go there for a while whether they would make it"

    noun

    • 1. a maneuver in which an aircraft touches the ground as in landing and immediately takes off again: "I tried a few touch-and-goes"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOUCH-AND-GO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TOUCH-AND-GO definition: 1. If a situation is touch-and-go, it is uncertain: 2. If a situation is touch-and-go, it is…. Learn more.

    • English (US)

      TOUCH-AND-GO meaning: 1. If a situation is touch-and-go, it...

    • Parlous

      PARLOUS definition: 1. very bad, dangerous, or uncertain: 2....

  3. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › touch-and-goTouch And Go - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

    What's the meaning of the phrase 'Touch and go'? A risky, precarious or delicate case or state of things – such that the slightest change could prove disastrous. What's the origin of the phrase 'Touch and go'? Other phrases about: Sailing and the sea.

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  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › touch-and-goTouch-and-go Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TOUCH-AND-GO is an airplane landing followed immediately by application of power and a takeoff and usually executed as one of a series for practice at landings. How to use touch-and-go in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'touch and go' - Collins Online Dictionary

    phrase. If you say that something is touch and go, you mean that you are uncertain whether it will happen or succeed. It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt. Synonyms: risky, close, near, dangerous More Synonyms of touch and go. See full dictionary entry for touch.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › touch-and-goTOUCH AND GO Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Touch and go definition: a precarious or delicate state of affairs. See examples of TOUCH AND GO used in a sentence.

  8. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › touch+and+goTouch and go - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    Extremely uncertain or risky, as in It was touch and go after the surgery; we were not sure he'd survive it, or It was touch and go but they finally gave me a seat on the plane. This idiom implies that a mere touch may cause a calamity.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOUCH-AND-GO definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    TOUCH-AND-GO meaning: 1. If a situation is touch-and-go, it is uncertain: 2. If a situation is touch-and-go, it is…. Learn more.