touch-and-go



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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JustÝNa-Czech
Suri-Yiddish
DilbertDIL-burtPopular Culture
Sepphora-Biblical Greek
Roza (1)RO-zah (Russian)Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Yura-Russian, Ukrainian