Walk a tightrope

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English

Intransitive verb

to walk a tightrope

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To undertake a precarious course of action.

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