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skates on thin ice

skates on thin ice is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 skates on thin ice

What is skates on thin ice the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Skates on thin ice is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skate on thin ice.

Words near skates on thin ice in the dictionary

  1. skaters
  2. skates
  3. skates around
  4. skates by
  5. skates on
  6. skates on thin ice
  7. skates one's lane
  8. skates over
  9. skateshop
  10. skateshops
  11. skateway

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