dangerous waters
noun
: a difficult or complicated situation
We are entering into dangerous waters whenever we discuss religion in public.
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In a statement posted to Facebook by Caribbean Guard, a volunteer lifeguard group in Costa Rica, officials detailed the efforts to save the 54-year-old actor from the dangerous waters.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Hailing from Scream scribe and Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson, the crime drama followed the exploits of a prominent North Carolina family whose desperation to save their fishing empire leads them into increasingly dangerous waters.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Created by Kevin Williamson (Dawson’s Creek, The Vampire Diaries), the drama series followed the exploits of a prominent North Carolina family, whose desperation to keep their fishing empire afloat leads them into increasingly dangerous waters.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
An inspiring message Paddling for four days across dangerous waters is a task many would not take upon themselves.
—Ramal Nasim
updated July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
But there are dangerous waters churning, and any missteps by Trump could cost him dearly.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 June 2025
Like the 29 men on the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Class of ‘25 was sailing in dangerous waters.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Ambrose has to go trawling in increasingly dangerous waters to make ends meet and put food on the table but, when his livelihood becomes too precarious, he is forced to look for work further afield and out of his comfort zone.
—Malcolm Forbes, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
The details revealed for the first time in the memo represent dangerous waters for police nationwide, said Ryan Shapiro, executive director of Property of the People.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Hailing from Scream scribe and Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson, the crime drama followed the exploits of a prominent North Carolina family whose desperation to save their fishing empire leads them into increasingly dangerous waters.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Created by Kevin Williamson (Dawson’s Creek, The Vampire Diaries), the drama series followed the exploits of a prominent North Carolina family, whose desperation to keep their fishing empire afloat leads them into increasingly dangerous waters.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
An inspiring message Paddling for four days across dangerous waters is a task many would not take upon themselves.
—Ramal Nasim
updated July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
But there are dangerous waters churning, and any missteps by Trump could cost him dearly.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 June 2025
Like the 29 men on the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Class of ‘25 was sailing in dangerous waters.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Ambrose has to go trawling in increasingly dangerous waters to make ends meet and put food on the table but, when his livelihood becomes too precarious, he is forced to look for work further afield and out of his comfort zone.
—Malcolm Forbes, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
The details revealed for the first time in the memo represent dangerous waters for police nationwide, said Ryan Shapiro, executive director of Property of the People.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Dangerous waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dangerous%20waters. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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