Skate on thin ice.
/skeɪt ɒn θɪn aɪs/
Skate on thin ice.
/skeɪt ɒn θɪn aɪs/
“Skate on thin ice”形象地描述了一个人处于非常危险或不稳定的状况。这个成语常用来提醒人们,他们正在进行的活动或行为可能很快就会导致问题或失败。它告诉我们在做决定或行动时需要格外小心谨慎,防止出现不利的后果。
Be careful with what you say next; you're skating on thin ice already.
接下来说话要小心,你已经是在冒险了。
Trying to outsmart the boss is like skating on thin ice.
试图比老板更聪明就像在薄冰上滑行。
He was skating on thin ice by constantly coming late to meetings, which could have cost him his job.
他经常迟到到会议,这可能已经让他岌岌可危。