touch-and-go

very uncertain or critical. Things were touch-and-go at the office until a new manager was hired. Jane had a serious operation, and everything was touch-and-go for two days after her surgery.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Albina	ahl-BEE-nah (Russian, Italian, Polish)	Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Polish, German, Lithuanian, Ancient Roman
AliÉNor	a-lye-NOR (French)	Occitan
Ceolmund	-	Anglo-Saxon
Eadgy&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Constantine	KAHN-stən-teen (English)	History
Ealhhere	-	Anglo-Saxon