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Definition of touch and go

touch and go

adjective

  • of an uncertain outcome.
    My grandfather's still in the ICU. It's been touch and go.

    Last edited on Dec 19 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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