skate on thin ice en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.
Black is tossed a Pawn, skates on very thin ice in the opening and just manages to reach shore and win the ending.
1961 January, John W. Collins, “Postal Games”, in Chess Review:If I concur to that I will be skating on thin ice.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skating on thin ice | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| skated on thin ice | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| skated on thin ice | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| skates on thin ice | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
pl stąpać po cienkim lodzie (to be in potentially risky situation) · cs chodit po tenkém ledě (to be in potentially risky situation) · de sich auf dünnem Eis bewegen (to be in potentially risky situation) · fi liikkua heikoilla jäillä (to be in potentially risky situation) · cs bruslit na tenkém ledu (to be in potentially risky situation) · sv vara ute på hal is (to be in potentially risky situation)