'touch-and-go and flathatting

'touch-and-go and flathatting

"At least Gove has achieved his repeatedly stated ambition of not wanting to be prime minister. It looked touch-and-go for a bit."

So farewell then, Michael Gove. You were right about one thing

Wielding the traitor’s knife again and again, you certainly achieved your…

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I could sometimes see in his face that he thought it was touch and go.

touch-and-go 

Pronunciation:

ADJECTIVE

(Of an outcome, especially one that is desired) possible but very uncertain:it was touch-and-go whether she could reach the pram before it overturned

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NOUN (plural touch-and-goes)

A manoeuvre in which an aircraft touches the ground as in landing and immediately takes off again:I tried a few touch-and-goes

touch-and-go INFORMAL
describes a situation which is uncertain:
The doctor says that it's touch-and-go whether Mary will be okay.


flathat (FLAT-hat)

verb intr.: To fly close to the ground.

flat-hat (fltht)

intr.v. flat-hat·ted, flat-hat·ting, flat-hats

To fly an airplane close to the ground and at a high or dangerous speed.

不顧死活地低飛?

Etymology
From the allusion to a plane flying so low as to flatten a hat on someone's head. Earliest documented use: 1940.

Usage
"Those impromptu flights often took him only feet above the beach on Cumberland Island where he'd practice 'touch-and-go's and flathatting." — Scott Keepfer; Record Still Stands After 75 Years; The Greenville News (South Carolina); Jun 24, 2007.