tightrope
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈtaɪtˌroʊp/
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cuerda floja
- The acrobat amazed the audience by walking on a tightrope suspended hundreds of feet in the air.
- walk the tightrope
- tightrope walker
Then to, to kind of walk on that tightrope is very hard, right?
- Then to, to kind of walk on that tightrope is very hard, right?
- So you're on a tightrope where you can fall quite a long way here.
- So he was specifically talking about tight wire, like tightrope walking.
- Was it a tightrope artist who fell and that is all that is left of him?
- Again, it's the impossible tightrope of being the best parent you can be.
- This is obviously a tightrope walk, so to speak.
- Like how it's it's like a tightrope because as a monk, the answer is no.
- That's that's that's a tough tightrope to walk sometimes, but to really test them out.
- And every artist grapples with this tightrope between art and money constantly.
Examples
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And every artist grapples with this tightrope between art and money constantly.
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This is obviously a tightrope walk, so to speak.
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You want to walk that tightrope and we can do it.
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In conclusion, we all walk that same tightrope, all right?
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Again, it's the impossible tightrope of being the best parent you can be.
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"Why do I need all that?" asked the tightrope walker.
Fiction book (2002) -
Jordanian foreign policy, therefore, must be seen as walking the tightrope between domestic, regional, and even global constraints.
Academic text (2004) -
5 things for startups to consider as they walk a tightrope towards regulatory approval.
Blog text (21) -
All of my life, I felt like I was, um, on a tightrope, you know, I was kind of balancing, and, uh, if I fell... If I fell off, I just...
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That Dr Reinhardt is walking a tightrope between genius and insanity.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thick strong cord made by twisting fibers used for tying or pulling
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6.6
A tight rope high above the ground that acrobats walk on
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8.5
A strong cable stretched above the ground for moving people or things
A flat, stretched rope or strap tied between two trees to walk on and balance
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.7
To be in a difficult situation where you must be very careful to avoid failure or trouble
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Etymology
The word tightrope is a simple compound: tight means 'not loose' and rope means 'a strong string'. It originally described a rope pulled very tight for acrobats to walk on, and that's why a tightrope is a high, stretched rope you must balance on.