to tread on dangerous ground

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• tread on dangerous ground — tread on sacred/dangerous/ground phrase to do something that is likely to cause a problem or upset some people If you criticize his mother you’re treading on dangerous ground. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• tread on sacred ground — tread on sacred/dangerous/ground phrase to do something that is likely to cause a problem or upset some people If you criticize his mother you’re treading on dangerous ground. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• tread — I UK [tred] / US verb Word forms tread : present tense I/you/we/they tread he/she/it treads present participle treading past tense trod UK [trɒd] / US [trɑd] past participle trodden UK [ˈtrɒd(ə)n] / US [ˈtrɑd(ə)n] * 1) a)… …   English dictionary

• tread — tread1 [ tred ] (past tense trod [ trad ] or tread|ed [ tredəd ] ; past participle trod|den [ tradn ] or trod [ trad ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive BRITISH to walk or step on something: tread on: As she stumbled in the dark, she trod… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ground — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 solid surface of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, hard, solid ▪ muddy, soft ▪ damp, wet …   Collocations dictionary

• tread — 1 verb past tense trod past participle trodden 1 STEP IN/ON (intransitive always + adv/prep) BrE to put your foot on or in something while you are walking; step (+ in/on): Sorry did I tread on your foot? | Be careful not to tread on that broken… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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