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touch and go

Precarious, delicate, dangerous, risky, sensitive or of uncertain outcome.
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His condition was touch and go for a time after the accident, but they think he will recover.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'touch and go':

touch and goTo touch bottom lightly and without damage, as a vessel in motion.
Touch and GoUncertainty about something; extremely risky or critical
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