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don't try this at home

don't try this at home phrase: a caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe for ordinary members of the public to attempt.

Phrase

don't try this at home

  1. A caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe for ordinary members of the public to attempt.
    • Don't try this at home, but now I'm going to walk barefoot over the hot coals.

don't try this at home meaning in Tamil

don't try this at home in Tamil

Translations
இதை வீட்டில் செய்யாதீர்கள் itai vīṭṭil ceyyātīrkaḷ, இதை வீட்டில் முயற்சிக்க வேண்டாம் itai vīṭṭil muyaṟcikka vēṇṭām

Origin of don't try this at home

From a phrase used by announcers in early broadcast television whenever something dangerous or inappropriate was demonstrated in a program that might be watched by children: "Kids, don't try this at home".

Questions about don't try this at home

What does don't try this at home mean?
Don't try this at home means a caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe for ordinary members of the public to attempt.
What is don't try this at home in Tamil?
Don't try this at home in Tamil is இதை வீட்டில் செய்யாதீர்கள் (itai vīṭṭil ceyyātīrkaḷ), இதை வீட்டில் முயற்சிக்க வேண்டாம் (itai vīṭṭil muyaṟcikka vēṇṭām). See Don't try this at home meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is don't try this at home?
Don't try this at home is a phrase.

Words near don't try this at home in the dictionary

  1. don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
  2. don't tell me
  3. don't that beat all
  4. don't touch that dial
  5. don't tread on me
  6. don't try this at home
  7. don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs
  8. don't worry
  9. don't worry your pretty little head
  10. don't you know
  11. don't's

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