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1. wordhistories.net › 2024/03/05 › skating-on-thin-ice‘to be skating on thin ice’: meaning and origin – word histories

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   Mar 5, 2024 · The phrase to be skating on, or over, thin ice means: to court danger by behaving in an obviously risky manner that cannot be sustained for long. This phrase occurs, for example, in the following from A powerful apparition , by Andrew English, published in The Daily Telegraph (London, England) of Saturday 5 th October 2013 [No. 49,255, page M ...

2. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › on+thin+iceOn thin ice - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   on thin ice. In a precarious or risky position, as in After failing the midterm, he was on thin ice with his math teacher. This metaphor is often rounded out as skate on thin ice, as in He knew he was skating on thin ice when he took his rent money with him to the racetrack.

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   Definition of skate on thin ice in the Idioms Dictionary. skate on thin ice phrase. ... I try to stay well informed so I don't end up skating on thin ice when the ...

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › on thin iceOn thin ice Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   frozen water; a sheet or stretch of ice; a substance resembling ice; especially : the solid state of a substance usually found as a gas or liquid… See the full definition

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   What happens at the end of 'Thin Ice'?

   • There's an explanation of the plot at the end of "Thin Ice," including flashbacks to key moments and shots explaining otherwise inexplicable matters. This explanation essentially builds a different movie out of the one we thought we just saw, and rather makes us want to see it again knowing what we now know. That's not complete consolation.

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   What does thin ice mean?

   • You're on thin ice, Jefferson. If you come in late one more time, you're fired! Following his recent comments, the senator has found himself on thin ice with his constituents. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. 1. Lit. on ice that is too thin to support one. (See also skate on thin ice; walk on thin ice.)

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   What does skate on Thin Ice mean?

   • In a precarious or risky position, as in After failing the midterm, he was on thin ice with his math teacher. This metaphor is often rounded out as skate on thin ice, as in He knew he was skating on thin ice when he took his rent money with him to the racetrack.

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   What is the end of ice about?

   • In The End of Ice, we follow Jamail as he scales Denali, the highest peak in North America, dives in the warm crystal waters of the Pacific only to find ghostly coral reefs, and explores the tundra of St. Paul Island where he meets the last subsistence seal hunters of the Bering Sea and witnesses its melting glaciers.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › be-skating-on-thin-iceBE SKATING ON THIN ICE definition - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BE SKATING ON THIN ICE meaning: 1. to be doing something that is dangerous or involves risks: 2. to be doing something that is…. Learn more.

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   On thin ice definition: . See examples of ON THIN ICE used in a sentence.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › be-walkingbe (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice | meaning of be ...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice PROBLEM to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble I was on thin ice, and I knew it. → thin Examples from the Corpus be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice • It had been ...