touch-and-go
adjective/ˌtʌtʃ ən ˈɡəʊ/
/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).
- It was touch-and-go whether they’d allow him into the country or not.
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