TIGHTROPE


Meaning of TIGHTROPE in English

/ ˈtaɪtrəʊp; NAmE -roʊp/ noun

a rope or wire that is stretched tightly high above the ground and that performers walk along, especially in a circus :

a tightrope walker

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IDIOMS

- tread / walk a tightrope

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.