Work & careers
a bit of a high-wire act
risky balancing situation
A situation that is risky and requires careful control to keep everything balanced.
Hear it in real life
How did you manage studying and working full-time?
It was a bit of a high-wire act.
Keeping the project on budget while meeting the deadline was a bit of a high-wire act.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It was a bit of a high-wire act situation.
Say: It was a bit of a high-wire act.
Do not add "situation" after the fixed metaphor; "act" already describes the difficult situation.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be a bit of a high-wire act; managing something is a high-wire act
Your turn: say it out loud
Keeping the project on budget while meeting the deadline was a bit of a high-wire act.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a bit of a high-wire act
risky balancing situation
“Keeping the project on budget while meeting the deadline was a bit of a high-wire act.”
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