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skating on thin ice

skating on thin ice is the present participle and gerund 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 skating on thin ice

What is skating on thin ice the present participle and gerund of?
Skating on thin ice is the present participle and gerund of skate on thin ice.

Words near skating on thin ice in the dictionary

  1. skatin'
  2. skating
  3. skating around
  4. skating by
  5. skating on
  6. skating on thin ice
  7. skating one's lane
  8. skating over
  9. skating rink
  10. skating rinks
  11. skatings

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