Sekirov Dictionary

tightrope walk

noun 2
tightrope-walk verb 2
forms 5

noun2

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An instance of walking on a tightrope.
- Stunts like tightrope walks and barrel plunges were later banned at the falls, with fines of up to $10,000. — 2011
(figurative) A perilous course between alternatives.

tightrope-walk verb2

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To walk on a tightrope or on (something) as though on one.
- It was just 78 years ago that […] [Charles] Blondin tightrope-walked across the Niagara, […] — 1937
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(figurative) To take a perilous course between alternatives.
- Several of the “Biden 16” are like [Brian] Fitzgerald, winning year after year by tightrope-walking between challengers in primaries and general elections. — 2024

forms

tightrope walked · tightrope-walked · tightrope-walking · tightrope walks · tightrope-walks

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