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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 dangerplay

  Familiarity information: TOUCH-AND-GO used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOUCH-AND-GO (adjective)


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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