dangerous waters
noun
: a difficult or complicated situation
We are entering into dangerous waters whenever we discuss religion in public.
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Like the 29 men on the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Class of ‘25 was sailing in dangerous waters.
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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
Wilcox’s account is less a tutorial on how to swim in China’s dangerous waters than a warning not to get in at all.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Thousands of swimmers were warned of dangerous waters in South Florida over Easter weekend after a 13-year-old boy died in an accidental ocean drowning while swimming near a lifeguard tower in Fort Lauderdale.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
The search efforts have been hindered by the dangerous waters, which have been at elevated levels since rescuers began their search, police said on April 6.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in dangerous waters currently.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Such is the notoriety of Stad, Norway is in the advanced planning stages of building a mile-long ship tunnel to allow cargo vessels and coastal ferries to bypass the dangerous waters.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
In the sequel, Moana receives a surprise call to action from her ancestors and wades into dangerous waters with a new crew and fresh songs from Grammy Award winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2024
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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
Wilcox’s account is less a tutorial on how to swim in China’s dangerous waters than a warning not to get in at all.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Thousands of swimmers were warned of dangerous waters in South Florida over Easter weekend after a 13-year-old boy died in an accidental ocean drowning while swimming near a lifeguard tower in Fort Lauderdale.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
The search efforts have been hindered by the dangerous waters, which have been at elevated levels since rescuers began their search, police said on April 6.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in dangerous waters currently.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Such is the notoriety of Stad, Norway is in the advanced planning stages of building a mile-long ship tunnel to allow cargo vessels and coastal ferries to bypass the dangerous waters.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
In the sequel, Moana receives a surprise call to action from her ancestors and wades into dangerous waters with a new crew and fresh songs from Grammy Award winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2024
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