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Where Did We Get the Phrase "Touch and Go?"
Part 2 of a 5-part series on the origin of popular phrases
When a situation looks precarious, we say it's "touch and go."
Seafarers originated the phrase in the 18th century.
When a ship scraped bottom, but escaped running aground, sailors would say that passage through the dangerous waters was "touch and go."