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    touch-and-go

    adjective

    • 1. (of an outcome, especially one that is desired) possible but very uncertain: "it was touch-and-go whether she could reach the pram before it overturned"

    noun

    • 1. a manoeuvre 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.

  3. 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.

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

    Learn the meaning of touch-and-go as a noun and an adjective, with examples of usage and word history. Touch-and-go can refer to an airplane landing and takeoff, or an unpredictable outcome.

  5. 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.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › touch-and-goTouch-and-go - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Anything that's touch-and-go is precarious or uncertain. A doctor might gravely describe a patient's prognosis as touch-and-go, meaning that she's not certain whether the patient will recover.

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

    ‘Touch and go’ is a highly unusual expression in English in that it has developed with several different meanings. The one given above is the most commonly used but, as the meanings lead us to the origins, let’s list the variations first. – Briefly touch on something and then go on to something else.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › touch-and-gotouch-and-go - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    adjective. /ˌtʌtʃ ən ˈɡəʊ/ [not usually before noun] (informal) used to say that the result of a situation is uncertain and that there is a possibility that something bad or unpleasant will happen. She's fine now, but it was touch-and-go for a while (= there was a possibility that she might die).