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TOUCH-AND-GO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does touch-and-go mean?
• TOUCH-AND-GO (adjective)
The adjective TOUCH-AND-GO has 1 sense:
1. fraught with danger
Familiarity information: TOUCH-AND-GO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fraught with danger
Synonyms:
parlous; perilous; precarious; touch-and-go
Context example:
dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
Similar:
dangerous; unsafe (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm)
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