be touch and go
Example Sentences
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"She needs to mobilise her voters to have a better chance to win this race. But it's going to be touch and go."
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
"The decision at the meeting will be touch and go, however, and dependent on financial markets continuing to stabilise between now and next week's policy meeting," they said.
From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2023
It is going to be touch and go whether they stay up.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2014
It might be touch and go as to whether he makes the cut, but a rating of 125 would give him a good chance if he does get into the Fred Winter.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2011
It will be touch and go; but if we miss it this time it is a certainty for the immediate future.
From Once Aboard the Lugger by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)
