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?

Examples of dangerous ground/territory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Ensuring that technology doesn’t veer into dangerous territory often falls to compliance and governance teams. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024

The family was from Venezuela, and had just spent four months travelling to the U.S. through some of the most dangerous territory in the world. —The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024