also high-wire
( high wires)
1.
A high wire is a length of rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground and used for balancing acts.
= tightrope
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2.
Journalists talk about a person being on a high wire or performing a high-wire act when he or she is dealing with a situation in which it would be easy to do the wrong thing.
This year’s Budget looks set to be a precarious high-wire act for the Chancellor.
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