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skated on thin ice

skated on thin ice is the simple past and past participle of skate on thin ice.

Meaning of skate on thin ice

Verb

skate on thin ice (third-person singular simple present skates on thin ice, present participle skating on thin ice, simple past and past participle skated on thin ice)

  1. (idiomatic) To be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.
    • If I concur to that I will be skating on thin ice.

Questions about skated on thin ice

What is skated on thin ice the simple past and past participle of?
Skated on thin ice is the simple past and past participle of skate on thin ice.

Words near skated on thin ice in the dictionary

  1. skatecore
  2. skated
  3. skated around
  4. skated by
  5. skated on
  6. skated on thin ice
  7. skated one's lane
  8. skated over
  9. skatefish
  10. Skategate
  11. skateless

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