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(skating / treading / walking) on thin ice: 1. in a dangerous position where you could fall or have an unfavorable result; 2) in a risky or uncertain situation. Notes: If you walk, tread or skate on thin ice there is a good chance that you might fall through the ice and into the freezing cold water.
To act or proceed with great care, caution, and consideration so as not to upset someone or trigger some imminent disaster. The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I have to walk on thin ice whenever I'm at her house.
To act or proceed with great care, caution, and consideration so as not to upset someone or trigger some imminent disaster. The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I have to walk on thin ice whenever I'm at her house.
Co znaczy i jak powiedzieć "tread on thin ice, walk on thin ice" po polsku? - stąpać po kruchym lodzie, stąpać po niepewnym gruncie (ryzykować)
If you say that someone is on thin ice or is skating on thin ice, you mean that they are doing something risky which may have serious or unpleasant consequences. I had skated on thin ice and, so far, got away with it.
When we say someone is “on thin ice”, it means they are in a precarious situation where one wrong move could have serious consequences. Some synonyms for this idiom include walking a tightrope, skating on thin ice, treading on dangerous ground, and playing with fire.
be (walking) on thin ice To be doing something very risky or dangerous that could result in imminent disaster or ruin. I hope you realize that you'll be on thin ice if you decide to gamble your employees' retirement funds on such a dodgy investment.