skate on thin ice

English

Verb

to skate on thin ice (third-person singular simple present skates on thin ice, present participle skating on thin ice, simple past and past participle skated on thin ice)

(idiomatic) To be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.
If I concur to that I will be skating on thin ice.

Translations

to be in potentially risky situation

Finnish: liikkua heikoilla jäillä

German: sich auf dünnem Eis bewegen

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