play with fire

English

Verb

play with fire

1. (idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.

   I'm telling you, if you sign that paper, you're playing with fire.

Translations

put oneself in a precarious situation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 玩火 (cmn) (wánhuǒ), 引火燒身 (cmn), 引火烧身 (cmn) (yǐnhuǒshāoshēn)

• Danish: lege med ilden (da)
• Finnish: ‎leikkiä tulella
• French: jouer avec le feu (fr)
• German: mit dem Feuer spielen (de)

• Italian: giocare con il fuoco (it)
• Japanese: 火遊びをする (ja) (ひあそびをする, hiasobi o suru)
• Norwegian: leke med ild (no)
• Polish: bawić się zapałkami (pl)
• Russian: играть с огнём (ru) (igrátʹ s ognjóm)
• Spanish: jugar con fuego (es)
• Telugu: నిప్పుతో చెలగాటం (nipputO chelagaaTaM)