balancing act | Idiomator

Meaning: (entertainment)A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully.Synonym:equilibristics; (figurative,idiomatic)An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.2015, Jennifer Miskec, Annette Wannamaker,The Early Reader in Children’s Literature and Culture,→ISBN:While I have not found corroboration for King's claim, Ivy and Bean series author Annie Barrows has acknowledged that there is a delicatebalancing actinvolved in representing free-range children today2020October 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-1 Denmark: 'Harry Maguire looked devoid of confidence in Nations League loss'”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:It is a difficultbalancing actbecause Maguire might not wish to be taken out of the line of fire and such are United's current struggles that Solskjaer may feel he needs his leader going in to battle for him.2023May 31, Tammy Samuel, Fergus McLaverty, “The political picture: what lies ahead for Britain's railways?”, inRAIL, number984, page31:Labour is also facing a delicatebalancing actin managing the expectations of trade unions, following its pledge to nationalise the railways.

Examples:

EN: I mean the one who does the balancing act.
ES: Me refiero al que hace acrobacias.
EN: Hey, Itt, you're doing pretty good with that balancing act.
ES: Oye, Cosa, estás haciendo bastante bien ese truco de equilibrio.
EN: Second: the balancing act.
ES: - En segundo lugar: ¡el equilibrio!
EN: All a part of nature's balancing act.
ES: Un acto de equilibrio de la naturaleza.
EN: Man does not stand on his feet. It's an entire balancing act.
ES: El hombre no se sostiene, es un equilibrista.
EN: We'll drop the barrel balancing act and bring the knife throwing forward.
ES: Pasaremos del número de Harry... y seguiremos con el lanzamiento de cuchillos.
EN: I got a delicate balancing act going on here, so don't mess it up.
ES: I tiene un delicado acto de equilibrio pasando aquí, así que no lo ensucia.
EN: I thought it was a highly successful balancing act.
ES: Pensé que era una acción de equilibrio altamente exitosa.
EN: - She knows and she understands the balancing act. It's fun to be directed by somebody else who's from the universe.
ES: Walt Freeman enseñó psicología durante 25 años en una universidad local.
EN: My life is really a balancing act.
ES: Mi vida es realmente un acto de balance.
EN: It's a balancing act, for sure.
ES: Es algo que debe ser considerado.
EN: It's all a balancing act, Nina.
ES: Es todo un acto vacilante, Nina.
EN: That's a hell of balancing act, isn't it?
ES: Es un juego de equilibrios endiablado.
EN: It's gonna be a balancing act.
ES: Habrá que hacer malabarismos.
EN: It is a difficult balancing act.
ES: Es un equilibrio difícil.

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