0 a tightly stretched wire or rope fixed high above the ground, across which skilled people walk, especially in order to entertain others: --
One of the acrobats who walked the tightrope at the circus did it blindfolded.
1 a stretched wire or rope fixed above the ground that skilled people walk across, esp. in a circus performance --
2 to consider carefully the decisions or risks that you take in order to deal successfully with a difficult situation: --
Increasing numbers of employers are having to walk a tightrope between immigration laws and laws relating to discrimination.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.