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Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:55:37 EDT

Touch-and-Go

The adjective idiom touch-and-go describes a precarious situation. The idiom was the name of a tag-like game played in previous centuries. In general usage, Touch-and-go originally described the quick performance of an action.