thin ice
Frequency: 8.516.2 per million words
often figurative
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Examples (10)
- You are skating on thin ice with that attitude.
- The sign warned hikers of the thin ice ahead.
- He knew he was on thin ice after missing the deadline.
- It is extremely dangerous to walk on thin ice.
- The company is operating on thin ice financially.
- The dog fell through the thin ice into the water.
- She felt she was treading on thin ice during the meeting.
- Warm weather has caused thin ice to form on the lake.
- His poor attendance put him on thin ice at work.
- We could hear the thin ice cracking under our weight.