dangerous ground/territory

dangerous ground/territory
dangerous ground/territory
: a situation in which you may do or say something that will have a bad result, make people angry, etc.

As the conversation turned to politics, I knew we were heading into dangerous territory.

You know you're treading on dangerous ground, don't you?

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Main Entry:dangerous

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