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To undertake a precarious course of action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The company constantly walked a tightrope between operating on little money and filling orders quickly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
խուսավարել
(xusavarel)
— to undertake a precarious course
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Armenian:
խուսանավել
(xusanavel)
— to undertake a precarious course
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Catalan:
fer equilibris
— to undertake a precarious course
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Catalan:
anar per la corda fluixa
— to undertake a precarious course
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Chinese Mandarin:
走鋼絲 /走钢丝
(zǒu gāngsī)
— to undertake a precarious course
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Finnish:
taiteilla
— to undertake a precarious course
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Finnish:
tasapainoilla
— to undertake a precarious course
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French:
être sur le fil
— to undertake a precarious course
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French:
être sur le fil du rasoir
— to undertake a precarious course
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Italian:
camminare sul filo del rasoio
— to undertake a precarious course
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Japanese:
綱渡をする
(tsunawatari wo suru)
— to undertake a precarious course
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Polish:
balansować na krawędzi
— to undertake a precarious course
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Polish:
stąpać po kruchym lodzie
— to undertake a precarious course
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Portuguese:
andar na corda bamba
— to undertake a precarious course
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Russian:
ходи́ть по ле́звию ножа́
(xodítʹ po lézviju nožá)
— to undertake a precarious course
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Spanish:
andar en la cuerda floja
— to undertake a precarious course
