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

What was the atmosphere like at the finish as Gilbert passed the 10km and then 5km banners and it seemed to be touch and go whether he’d succeed?

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2017

It is going to be touch and go whether they stay up.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2014

I think they felt that it was going to be touch and go, the margins were going to be very tight, the medals would be spread right across the different nations.

From Reuters • Aug. 13, 2012

We knew it would be touch and go whether we could save the farm or not.

From For the Sake of the School by Brazil, Angela