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?
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Wind chills could drop into dangerous territory, prompting additional safety concerns.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
This type of behavior has occasionally crossed into more dangerous territory.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Adapted from a Russell Banks’s 1989 novel, Schrader mostly limits the action to Wade’s perspective to pull off a key gambit, in which Wade’s uneven sanity seamlessly transitions into outright dangerous territory before the audience’s eyes.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 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
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
This type of behavior has occasionally crossed into more dangerous territory.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Adapted from a Russell Banks’s 1989 novel, Schrader mostly limits the action to Wade’s perspective to pull off a key gambit, in which Wade’s uneven sanity seamlessly transitions into outright dangerous territory before the audience’s eyes.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 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
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“Dangerous ground/territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dangerous%20ground%2Fterritory. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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