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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

    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.

  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.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).

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › touch-and-goTouch-and-go - definition of touch-and-go by The Free Dictionary

    Define touch-and-go. touch-and-go synonyms, touch-and-go pronunciation, touch-and-go translation, English dictionary definition of touch-and-go. adj. Dangerous and uncertain in nature or outcome; precarious; delicate: major surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › touch goTOUCH AND GO Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › touch-and-goAll resources related to 'touch and go' - Collins Online...

    If you say that something is touch and go, you mean that you are uncertain whether it will happen or succeed. [...] Definitions of 'touch-and-go' uncertain, risky, or precarious. [...] Synonyms of 'touch and go' • risky, close, near, dangerous [...] • tricky, difficult, sensitive, complicated [...] More. Examples of 'touch and go' in a sentence.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDefinition 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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.