Idiom
skate on thin ice
Meaning
To be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You are skating on thin ice by arriving late again.”
“If you keep arguing with your boss about such small details, you are skating on thin ice.”
“By ignoring the safety warnings and proceeding with the merger, the board of directors was effectively skating on thin ice.”
Examples
simple
“You are skating on thin ice by arriving late again.”
contextual
“If you keep arguing with your boss about such small details, you are skating on thin ice.”
complex
“By ignoring the safety warnings and proceeding with the merger, the board of directors was effectively skating on thin ice.”
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