1. tightrope - Noun
2. tightrope - Verb
A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
(figuratively) a difficult or desperate situation.
tightrope (third-person singular simple present tightropes, present participle tightroping, simple past and past participle tightroped)
To walk on a tightrope
Brehm describes how Colbert walks a tightrope of poking fun without deriding the church he loves. Source: Internet
Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP): Describes the foot position when the moving foot is in the same line of position as the opposite foot (as in being on a tightrope). Source: Internet
A man is standing on it, balancing like a tightrope walker, hopping from one bare foot to the other to amuse himself while Zuqueto sweats his options. Source: Internet
Clowning terminology Skills In the circus, a clown might perform another circus role: * Walk a tightrope, a highwire, a slack rope or a piece of rope on the ground. Source: Internet
But precedent suggests walking this tightrope might be difficult for states and school districts. Source: Internet
“First and foremost, we all know that the best education is in person, but in-person education also offers the highest level of exposure for our educators and our students, and it’s a difficult tightrope to walk,” he said. Source: Internet