play with fire

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play with fire

verb plays with fire · playing with fire · played 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.

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verb put oneself in a precarious situation

Españoljugar con fuego
한국어불장난하다 buljangnanhada
日本語火遊びをする hiasobi o suru
中文玩火 wánhuǒ, 引火燒身 /引火烧身 yǐnhuǒshāoshēn
हिन्दीआग से खेलना āg se khelnā
Portuguêsbrincar com fogo, brincar com o fogo
Françaisjouer avec le feu
Deutschmit dem Feuer spielen
Italianogiocare con il fuoco
Ελληνικάπαίζω με τη φωτιά paízo me ti fotiá
Românăa se juca cu focul
Русскийигра́ть с огнём igrátʹ s ognjóm
العربيةلَعِبَ بِالنَّار laʕiba bi-n-nār
עבריתשִׂחֵק בְּאֵשׁ siẖéq beésh

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@misc{play_with_fire_2026,
  title = {play with fire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/play%20with%20fire},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}