skate on thin ice

VERB

chance

Synonyms

STRONG

attempt gamble hazard jeopardize plunge speculate stake try venture wager wildcat

WEAK

cast lots draw lots go out on a limb have a fling at play with fire put eggs in one basket put it on the line roll the dice run the risk stick one's neck out take shot in the dark tempt fate tempt fortune toss up

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain

WEAK

aim design plan scheme

VERB

hazard

Synonyms

STRONG

adventure conjecture dare endanger gamble guess imperil jeopardize presume proffer speculate stake submit suppose try venture volunteer wager

WEAK

go for broke go out on limb take a plunge throw out

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain be careful calculate guard measure

VERB

risk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compromise defy endanger imperil jeopardize

STRONG

adventure beard brave chance confront dare encounter face gamble hazard jeopardy meet menace peril plunge speculate tackle venture wager

WEAK

be caught short defy danger expose to danger go out of one's depth hang by a thread leap before looking leave to luck play with fire put in jeopardy run the chance run the risk take a flyer take a header take a plunge take on take the liberty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

guard protect save

STRONG

avoid be careful design dodge hide neglect plan retreat run away

WEAK

be certain

Example Sentences

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Only a man with a light conscience can skate on thin ice.

From The Mystics A Novel by Thurston, Katherine Cecil

“He’ll skate on thin ice before he’s through.”

From The Crimson Tide A Novel by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

You like to skate on thin ice, don't you, Manto?

From The Hunters by Dongen, H. R. van