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walk a tightrope

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1 general:: Also, be on a tightrope. Take or be on a very precarious course, as in A university press must walk a tightrope to publish scholarly books and still make money, or The general was on a tightrope as to whether he should advance or retreat. This idiom transfers the balancing act performed by tightrope or high-wire acrobats to other concerns. [First half of 1900s]

American Heritage Idioms

2 general:: Phrase(s): walk a tightrope Fig. to be in a situation where one must be very cautious. • I’ve been walking a tightrope all day. I need to relax. • Our business is about to fail. We’ve been walking a tightrope for three months.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs


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