SIT ON A VOLCANO


Meaning of SIT ON A VOLCANO in English

v. , informal 1. To be in a place where trouble may start or danger may come suddenly. Bob was in that part of South America before the revolution began. He knew he was sitting on a volcano. The policemen who patrolled the big city slum area that summer were sitting on a volcano.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.