to be in a difficult situation in which you do not have much freedom of action and need to be extremely careful about what you do身处困境;如履薄冰- The government is walking a difficult tightrope in wanting to reduce interest rates without pushing up inflation.政府想在不推高通胀的情况下降低利率,这是在走一条艰难的钢丝。
See also tightrope | tread | walk