transcription, транскрипция: [ taɪtroʊp ]
( tightropes)
1.
A tightrope is a tightly stretched piece of rope on which someone balances and performs tricks in a circus.
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2.
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...
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