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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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 The usual bit involving the hero treading into dangerous territory and their handler issuing remote orders is done via hearing aid. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024 Ward noted that when Mendoza died, the WBGT was above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, well into dangerous territory. —

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