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"Walking a Tightrope" is a euphemism for needing to balance multiple tasks or please conflicting interests simulatenously. Often, failing these tasks will cause one harm or lead one to danger.
As an example, someone whose best friends are going through a bitter divorce, both of whom turn to her to complain about their partner's wrong-doings, would be walking an emotional tightrope while trying not to hurt either friend's feelings.
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∙ 12y agoa person who lives on the edge or dangerously. Someone who takes calculated risks.
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What does the expression walking a tightrope mean?
to risk it.
Is tightrope-walking a precarious activity?
no
What does the idiom 'walking on air' mean?
Walking on air: to be exuberantly happy, excited, and joyful
Is tightrope walking considered an amazing job?
It depends whether YOU actually like it or not.
What is an idiom for walking encyclopedia?
Knows something about everything
Who is the female artist in an MTVu music video who is shown walking a tightrope and falling?
Tom Cruise
What does you go through life walking a tightrope to prevent too much disillusion mean?
There is no gain without risk, and you avoid opputunities because you are unable to handle possible disappointments.
What does the idiom 'get your walking papers' mean?
Someone getting their walking papers is just like getting "the pink slip". It means he or she has received his/her notice of termination (the "walking papers" or "pink slip") and is no longer of the company.The idiom of "getting walking papers" has been extended beyond the workplace and into other social situations: in which case it generally means the recipient is being told to get lost and don't come back. For example, a girlfriend dumping a cheating boyfriend can be said to be "giving him his walking papers".
What are the first six major events in the story Mirette on the high wire?
In "Mirette on the High Wire" by Emily Arnold McCully, the first six major events are: 1. Mirette's meeting with Bellini, the famous tightrope walker 2. Mirette discovering her own talent for tightrope walking 3. Bellini offering to teach Mirette 4. Mirette's persistence in learning tightrope walking 5. Mirette successfully walking across the high wire for the first time 6. Mirette's journey with Bellini to Paris for a special performance.
What is the prepositional phrase for he walked along the tightrope slowly?
Along the tightrope.
Does anyone remember a 1980s cartoon about divorce with little girl walking on a tightrope losing a coat and eating pizza?
I've been searching for this for years - the music in the tightrope scene has haunted me since I was a kid. Did you ever find out what it is called or where to watch it?
What does the idiom itchy nose mean?
It is not an idiom, it means your nose is itching.
