tightrope

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A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground
You can use tightrope in expressions such as walk a tightrope and live on a tightrope to indicate that someone is in a difficult situation and has to be very careful about what they say or do. School administrators walk a tightrope between the demands of the community and the realities of how children really behave
tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
{i} tightly stretched rope where acrobats perform, thin rope
A tightrope is a tightly stretched piece of rope on which someone balances and performs tricks in a circus
tightrope walker
an acrobat who practices tightrope walking
tightrope walking
the acrobatic feat of walking on a tightrope
tightrope walker
an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope
walk a tightrope
To undertake a precarious course of action

The company constantly walked a tightrope between operating on little money and filling orders quickly.

tightropes
plural of tightrope
tightrope
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