“Skate on thin ice”in other languages
Be in a risky position.
English
Swedish
Turkish
EnglishSwedishTurkishSame idea, different pictures
English and Swedish step onto ice that may not hold: thin ice, or slippery ice, på hal is.
Turkish says the shoe is expensive, pabuç pahalı: things are getting dangerous, time to get out.
More sayings in other languages
- Go through the motions
- Slow and steady wins the race
- Sly as a fox
- Go off without a hitch
- Soaked to the skin
- Sour grapes
- Sow one's wild oats
- Speak of the devil
- Spin one's wheels