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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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 Once outside the night elf starting zones, players needed to hop on a boat, sail to another continent, and then make a long run through dangerous territory in order to make it to the dwarven capital of Ironforge and continue their adventure. Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024 This is dangerous territory for the Aggies, who have a date with Texas on deck. Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dangerous ground/territory 

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“Dangerous ground/territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dangerous%20ground%2Fterritory. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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