play with fire
US /pleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪər/
UK /pleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪər/
成語
玩火, 冒險
to take foolish risks; to do something dangerous or risky that could result in serious trouble
範例:
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If you keep skipping classes, you're playing with fire and might fail the course.
如果你繼續逃課，你就是在玩火，可能會掛科。
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He knows he's playing with fire by investing all his savings in such a volatile stock.
他知道把所有積蓄都投資到這種波動性很大的股票上是在玩火。