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Meanings of ticklish work in English

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Usage of ticklish work in English
1
Sometimes, therefore, landing is ticklish work and requires much skill.
Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast
2
Getting rid of it was much more ticklish work.
Odd John
3
He staggered through the fifth inning without being scored on, but it was ticklish work.
Don Strong, Patrol Leader
4
It was ticklish work, I allow; but they succeeded surprisingly well in taking care of themselves.
Miles Wallingford / Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"
5
Mending faces is ticklish work; I might manage an arm or leg, but not a FACE.
Brother and Sister
6
The baidarka fairly flew, but it was rather ticklish work, as the sea was quite rough.
American Big Game in Its Haunts: The Book of the Boone and Crock...
7
It was ticklish work, but Hooper was the only one who really had a bad time.
The Worst Journey in the World / Antarctic 1910-1913
8
It would have been ticklish work, for I should have been carrying my life in my hands.
The Red Planet
9
That would be ticklish work, Don Wan.
Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
10
It was rather ticklish work, making a landing in the midst of a populous city, and at night.
Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters; Or, Battling with Flames from...
11
It was ticklish work, climbing down; for footing had to be found, and Lydia was a monstrous weight.
Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches
12
It's ticklish work, walkin' a dragon.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
13
It was ticklish work, and not a soldier but recognized the fact as, very cautiously, they pressed on.
The Boy Allies in the Trenches; Or, Midst Shot and Shell Along t...
14
But that is ticklish work.
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915
15
This is ticklish work, remember.
Starr, of the Desert
16
And that was ticklish work, because most of the crocodiles, and practically all the largest ones, spend the night alongshore.
The Ivory Trail
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