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：2025/11/20
walk a tightrope
Verb
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
非常に困難な状況で、細心の注意を払いながらリスクを伴う行動を取ること。 / 危険なバランスの中で用心深く物事を進めること。 / 一歩間違えば大きな失敗を招く可能性のある、慎重を要する行動をすること。
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(figuratively) To undertake a precarious course of action.
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walk a tightrope
By negotiating the merger, she had to walk a tightrope between satisfying shareholders and preserving company culture.
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By negotiating the merger, she had to walk a tightrope between satisfying shareholders and preserving company culture.
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