on dangerous ground

phrase

: doing or saying something that may cause anger or criticism

When a politician talks about raising taxes, he's on dangerous ground.

Examples of on dangerous ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the Chiefs treading on dangerous ground absent some life from the offense. — Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025

The new developments still keep Apple products on dangerous ground. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025

As far as Roberts is concerned, a club that markets its image from the energy that Anfield occasionally creates is treading on dangerous ground. — Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024

Putin is on dangerous ground Russia is still losing troops and equipment at a dangerous pace, said Thomas Grove and Yaroslav Trofimov in The Wall Street Journal. — Harold Maass, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023

Rhymes for on dangerous ground

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground