on slippery ground
Example Sentences
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The prevailing mood suggests that both parties may be on slippery ground in a country frayed by the ravages of terrorism.
From Time Magazine Archive
The judge, the jury, and all the by-standers in court, it must be confessed, shared the opinion of Hickory—Mr. Orcutt was standing on slippery ground.
From Hand and Ring by Anna Katharine Green
Bethink, Sir Knight, that you stand on slippery ground, and will act most wisely in reconciling yourself to be a prisoner in this place until the Abbot shall decide the matter.
From The Monastery by Sir Walter Scott
But one here treads on slippery ground, and one must be continually warned against the danger of erroneous conclusions.
From A Study of Association in Insanity by Grace Helen Kent
Besides, I knew that I was treading on slippery ground; that it behoved me to be careful.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman
