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tight·rope
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noun, verb,
tight·roped,
tight·rop·ing.
noun
1.
a
rope
or wire cable, stretched
tight
,
on
which
acrobats perform feats of balancing.
verb (used without object)
2.
to walk, move, or proceed on or as on a tightrope:
He tightroped through enemy territory.
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verb (used with object)
3.
to make (one's way, course, etc.) on or as on a tightrope.
Origin:
1795–1805;
tight
+
rope
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tightrope
(ˈtaɪtˌrəʊp)
—
n
1.
a rope or cable stretched taut above the ground on which acrobats walk or perform balancing feats
2.
to be in a difficult situation that demands careful and considered behaviour
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Idioms & Phrases
tightrope
see
walk a tightrope
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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