sure vs touch and go

sure

adv
  • Without doubt, certainly. 

adj
  • Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. 

  • Certain to act or be a specified way. 

  • Certain in one's knowledge or belief. 

intj
  • Yes, expressing noncommittal agreement or consent. 

  • Yes; of course. 

  • You're welcome; polite response to being thanked. 

touch and go

verb
  • To touch bottom lightly and without damage, as a vessel in motion. 

  • To perform a touch-and-go landing. 

adj
  • Precarious, delicate, risky, sensitive; of uncertain outcome (by analogy with a ship in shallow water). 

How often have the words sure and touch and go occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )