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Tamil translation: மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்த(அல்லது) பாதுகாப்பற்ற

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English term or phrase:	Touch and go
Tamil translation:	மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்த(அல்லது) பாதுகாப்பற்ற
Entered by:	Narasimhan Raghavan

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09:07 Jan 16, 2007

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Idiom

English term or phrase: Touch and go

English Idiom:
Touch and go= dangerously very uncertain.
(How do you express this in Tamil?)
Example: . "It was touch and go for a moment. I thought the piece of wood would break and we'd all fall into the sea." (Need tamil word for "touch and go")

Hannah Gunasingh KudoZ activity Questions: 162 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 16
Local time: 22:57

மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்தோம்

Explanation:
to express a narrow escape

Selected response from:

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 22:57

Grading comment

நன்றி! I was looking only for the meaning "touch and go" without any sentence. So some additions along with your term. Your term is the closest.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்தோம்

Narasimhan Raghavan

பட்டும் படாமலும்

Kaliamma Ponnan

தொட்டுவிட்டு செல்வது போன்று

Guna (gns)

Answers

1 hr confidence:

touch and go தொட்டுவிட்டு செல்வது போன்று

Explanation:
touch means தொடு and go means செல். It is combined to suit the given situation.

Guna (gns)
Local time: 22:57
Native speaker of:

Tamil,

English

2 hrs confidence:

touch and go பட்டும் படாமலும்

Explanation:
It was touch and go for a moment
ஒரு கணம் பட்டும் படாமலும் இருந்தது

Kaliamma Ponnan
United States
Local time: 12:27
Native speaker of: Tamil
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

touch and go

மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்தோம்

Explanation:
to express a narrow escape

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 22:57
Native speaker of:

Tamil
PRO pts in category: 6

Grading comment

நன்றி! I was looking only for the meaning "touch and go" without any sentence. So some additions along with your term. Your term is the closest.

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Touch and go

Tamil translation: மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்த(அல்லது) பாதுகாப்பற்ற

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Tamil translation: மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்த(அல்லது) பாதுகாப்பற்ற

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