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thin ice

noun as in harm's way

Weak match

noun as in hazard

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Example Sentences

When Newt Gingrich is urging caution, you know you are on thin ice.

Despite the shock of the timing, the signs that Henderson was on thin ice had been building for several months.

Bow and stern are heavily plated with iron to cut through thin ice.

In the valleys of the interior white frosts are frequent, and thin ice forms on the wayside puddles.

Sometimes it is to jump a certain distance; sometimes to skate out on thin ice; again, to touch something very hot.

The thin ice was breaking through in spots, and a few of the couples were floundering in black waters.

"Your mother was quite right," I answered, with a distinct twinge of that thin-ice feeling.

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On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to thin ice, such as: crisis, emergency, exposure, insecurity, instability, and jeopardy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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