touch-and-go

very uncertain or critical. Things were touch-and-go at the office until a new manager was hired. Jane had a serious operation, and everything was touch-and-go for two days after her surgery.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wibke	-	German
Debdas	-	Bengali
Pema	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Tapio	TAH-pee-o (Finnish)	Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Jaxson	JAK-sən	English (Modern)
Izydor	ee-ZI-dawr	Polish