on thin ice

== English == === Etymology === Suggesting a person skating or walking on a frozen-over body of water, at risk of breaking through and falling into the water. === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === on thin ice (idiomatic) In a dangerous, hazardous, or delicate situation; at risk. === Adverb === on thin ice (not comparable) (idiomatic) Dangerously, hazardously, delicately. ==== Translations ==== === See also === skate on thin ice