Tightrope
noun
1.
a rope or wire cable, stretched tight, on which acrobats perform feats of balancing.
verb (used without object), tightroped, tightroping.
2.
to walk, move, or proceed on or as on a tightrope:
He tightroped through enemy territory.
verb (used with object), tightroped, tightroping.
3.
to make (one’s way, course, etc.) on or as on a tightrope.
noun
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
see: walk a tightrope
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