touch and go English

Meaning touch and go meaning

What does touch and go mean?

touch and go adjective

— Precarious, delicate, risky, sensitive; of uncertain outcome (by analogy with a ship in shallow water).

touch and go verb

— (nautical) To touch bottom lightly and without damage, as a vessel in motion.

Synonyms touch and go synonyms

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touch and go English » English

critical moment

close call

by a hair’s breath