skate on thin ice



skate on thin ice

Fig. to be in a risky situation. (Fig. on the image of someone taking the risk of ice skating on thin ice.) I try to stay well informed so I don't end up skating on thin ice when the teacher asks me a question. You are skating on thin ice when you ask me that!
See also: ice, on, skate, thin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aikoah-ee-koJapanese
Photios-Greek, Ancient Greek
MetİN-Turkish
Henye-Yiddish
Wilburg-Anglo-Saxon
LuciferLOO-si-fər (English)Judeo-Christian Legend