English Dictionary

balancing act

名詞

比喩的用法 慣用表現

(entertainment) A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully. / (figuratively, idiomatic) An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.

日本語の意味

（エンターテインメント）危ういバランスを見せる演技。物や人を巧妙に支えながら、緊張感やサスペンスを演出するもの。 / （比喩的・慣用的）対立するまたは競合する要素や利益を調和させるための試みや努力。

The circus amazed the crowd with a daring balancing act that kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

サーカスは、物を危なっかしくバランスさせる大胆な曲芸で観客を驚かせ、皆をハラハラさせた。

意味（1）

(entertainment) A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully.

意味（2）

(figuratively, idiomatic) An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.

While I have not found corroboration for King's claim, Ivy and Bean series author Annie Barrows has acknowledged that there is a delicate balancing act involved in representing free-range children today

balancing acts （ plural ）