on thin ice

(idiom) in a dangerous situation

Example Sentences:

A: How are things with you and your girlfriend?
B: I’m not sure, man. I’m on thin ice because I forgot her birthday. We might break up!

The student was on thin ice because he was absent from class too many times.

From the Blogs:

Driving on thin ice

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Similar idioms:

1. spread oneself too thin
2. man up
3. have egg on one’s face
4. make-or-break
5. cold as ice
6. any port in a storm
7. lose face
8. fall on hard times
9. hot under the collar