tightrope

tightrope
[[t]ta͟ɪtroʊp[/t]]
tightropes
1) N-COUNT A tightrope is a tightly stretched piece of rope on which someone balances and performs tricks in a circus.
2) N-COUNT: usu sing You can use tightrope in expressions such as walk a tightrope and live on a tightrope to indicate that someone is in a difficult situation and has to be very careful about what they say or do.

School administrators walk a tightrope between the demands of the community and the realities of how children really behave...

For the past few days Corinne has been living on an emotional tightrope.


English dictionary. 2008.

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