be on thin ice

be (skating/walking) on thin ice

to be taking a big risk They knew that by publishing the article they were skating on thin ice.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Snell	[snel]
Herk	-	Various
'Ofrah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Amann	['æmən]
Butcher	['butʃə]
Ljupcho	-	Macedonian