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A "touch and go" situation means it is fraught with danger, risk, and uncertainty. Neatorama.com offers the following origin of the phrase: "Dates back to the days of stagecoaches, whose drivers were often intensely competitive, seeking to charge past one another, on narrow roads, at grave danger to life and limb. If the vehicle's wheels became entangled, both would be wrecked; if they were lucky, the wheels would only touch and the coaches could still go." (From Loose Cannons and Red Herrings, by Robert Claiborne)

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The phrase "touch and go" is usually used in reference to a particular situation or series of events. It can mean the situation is tense or that the outcome of events is uncertain. Apprehension, anxiety, or sometimes even apathy can be implied. "After Bill lost his job, life was touch and go." "The company's board of directors failed to reach a decision on the way forward, so employees were confronted with a touch and go situation." Alternatively, "touch and go" is also a reference to pilots practicing landings. They will make an approach, "touch" the runway, and then "go" (immediately take off) and repeat the process.


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