on dangerous ground
idiom
: doing or saying something that may cause anger or criticism
When a politician talks about raising taxes, he's on dangerous ground.
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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.
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Harold Maass, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
Harold Maass, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
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“On dangerous ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20dangerous%20ground. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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