dangerous ground/territory

noun

: a situation in which a person may do or say something that will have a bad result, make people angry, etc.

As the conversation turned to politics, I knew we were heading into dangerous territory.

You know you're treading on dangerous ground, don't you?

Examples of dangerous ground/territory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In using the red-line wording, with its vivid suggestion of some kind of tripwire, Mr. Biden was also wading into dangerous territory for American presidents. —David E. Sanger, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024

Biden’s current numbers are in more dangerous territory for an incumbent than Obama’s ever were at this same point in time. —Mark Murray, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023

The special operation finds the spies treading into dangerous territory, while also having to put up with the casual sexism of the time period. —Kevin Jacobsen and Terry Terrones Updated, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023

Tipping points make decarbonization trajectories much more uncertain and can land us in dangerous territory. —Bygabriel Labbate, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023

Still, the New York Times/Siena poll — as well as other surveys out there — show Biden in dangerous territory for an incumbent president. —Mark Murray, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2023

Johnson traveled into the dangerous territory, usually by himself, his preferred mode. —Dallas News, 17 June 2022

In the past, Trump has entered dangerous territory by not paying an associate’s legal bills when the case is connected to him, most notably with his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who has become a chief antagonist and star witness against him. —Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023

The figures reflect what is widely known about extremely hot weather: As the temperature rises into dangerous territory, the number of people who suffer from heat exhaustion or a potentially deadly heat stroke rises in tandem. —J. David Goodman, New York Times, 13 July 2023