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plays with fire

plays with fire is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play with fire.

Meaning of play with fire

Verb

play with fire (third-person singular simple present plays with fire, present participle playing with fire, simple past and past participle played with fire)

  1. (idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
    • I'm telling you, if you sign that paper, you're playing with fire.

Questions about plays with fire

What is plays with fire the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays with fire is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play with fire.

Words near plays with fire in the dictionary

  1. plays well with others
  2. plays with
  3. plays with a full deck
  4. plays with edge-tools
  5. plays with edged tools
  6. plays with fire
  7. plays with house money
  8. plays with oneself
  9. plays-of-color
  10. playscale
  11. playscape

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