ON THIN ICE

Meaning of ON THIN ICE in English

in a risky position, barely surviving His grades are very low in this course. He's on thin ice.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

ON THIN ICE — phrasal in a precarious or risky situation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ON THIN ICE — I. phrasal : in a situation involving great risk in opposing mob passions he was on thin ice II. adverb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON THIN ICE — on a thin wire, in a delicate or dangerous situation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ON THIN ICE — : in a precarious or risky situation
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ON THIN ICE — in a precarious or risky situation
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ON THIN ICE — in a precarious or risky situation. → ice
Concise Oxford English vocab
ON THIN ICE — see ice
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON THIN ICE — see ice
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ON THIN ICE — in a risky position, in danger His grades are very low in this course. He's on thin ice.
English Idioms vocabulary
ON THIN ICE — на тонком льду; на лезвии бритвы; в очень опасной ситуации skate on thin ice - ходить по лезвию бритвы; находиться …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ON THIN ICE — на тонком льду; на лезвии бритвы; в очень опасной ситуации skate on thin ice - ходить по лезвию бритвы; находиться в …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
ON THIN ICE — на тонком льду; на лезвии бритвы; в очень опасной ситуации
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
ON THIN ICE — на тонком льду; на лезвии бритвы; в очень опасной ситуации
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
ICE — I water and water vapour. Below 32 kF (0 kC), liquid water forms a hard solid and water vapour forms …
Английский словарь Британика
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thinner ; thinnest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ICE — I. ˈīs noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIN — (superl.) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; …
Английский словарь Webster
THIN — ( superl. ) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — — thinly , adv. — thinness , n. /thin/ , adj., thinner, thinnest , adv., v., thinned, thinning . adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ICE — — iceless , adj. — icelike , adj. /uys/ , n. , v. , iced, icing , adj. n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thin·ner ; thin·nest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ICE — I. ˈīs noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old High German īs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIN — superl not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. 2. thin ·vt to make thin (in any of the senses …
Webster English vocab
ICE — noun concreted sugar. 2. ice ·noun any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice. 3. ice ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
THIN — [thin] adj thin.ner ; thin.nest [ME thinne, fr. OE thynne; akin to OHG dunni thin, L tenuis thin, tenere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ICE — [ice] n, often attrib [ME is, fr. OE is; akin to OHG is ice, Av isu- icy] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ICE — solid substance produced by the freezing of water vapour or liquid water. At temperatures below 0 C (32 F), water …
Britannica English vocabulary
ICE — ice BrE AmE aɪs ▷ iced aɪst ▷ ices ˈaɪs ɪz -əz ▷ icing ˈaɪs ɪŋ ▶ ˈ ice age …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THIN — / θɪn; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( thin·ner , thin·nest ) NOT THICK 1. having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ICE — / aɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] water that has frozen and become solid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — I. thin 1 S2 W2 /θɪn/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative thinner , superlative thinnest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ICE — I. ice 1 S2 W3 /aɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ ice , ↑ de-ice ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ICE — n. & v. --n. 1 a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THIN — adj., adv., & v. adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ICE — n. & v. n. 1 a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1. having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
ICE — n. & v. --n. 1. a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the …
Oxford English vocab
THIN — ( thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ICE — ( ices, icing, iced) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Ice is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thin mouth (= with thin lips ) ▪ a woman with a sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ICE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES black ice ▪ Driving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas. dry …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIN — (WEAK) [adjective] thinner, thinnest - weak or of poor qualitya thin excusethin humoura thin disguisea thin nervous voicea thin smileTo …
Cambridge English vocab
ICE — adj. dry ice Greenland Ice Sheet ice age ice cream ice dancing ice formation ice hockey Larsen Ice Shelf Laurentide …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THIN — Synonyms and related words : Lenten, Sanforize, Sanforized, Spartan, a bit thick, a bit thin, abate, abrade, abstemious, abstract, absurd, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ICE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, …
Slang English vocab
THIN — INDEX: thin person 1. thin 2. thin in an attractive way 3. thin and strong-looking 4. thin in a way …
Longman Activator English vocab
THIN — adj. 25B6; adjective a thin white line : NARROW, fine, attenuated. a thin cotton nightdress : LIGHTWEIGHT, light, fine, delicate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN — adj. 1 slim, slender, lean, spare, slight, lanky, spindly, skinny, thin as a rail or reed or rake, wispy, twiggy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THIN — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, …
Словарь английских идиом
THIN — 1. прил. 1) а) тонкий Ant : thick б) худой, худощавый thin as a lath/rail/whippingpost ≈ худой как щепка в) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ICE — 1. сущ. 1) лед to form, make, produce ice ≈делать лед, замораживать лед to melt ice ≈ растапливать лед hard …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIN — thin.ogg 1. θın a 1. тонкий thin skin paper, wire, blanket, slice, fingers - тонкая кожа бумага, проволока, -ое одеяло, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ICE — ice.ogg 1. aıs n 1. лёд black ice - а) прозрачная ледяная корка; б) старый глетчерный лёд blue glacier ice …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ICE — 1) лёд || обледеневать, покрываться льдом, замерзать 2) замораживать • ice under pressure — сжатый лёд ice of land origin …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ICE — 1) лёд || обледеневать, покрываться льдом, замерзать 2) замораживать • ice under pressure — сжатый лёд ice of land origin — лёд материкового происхождения - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
THIN — 1) жидкий 2) мореный 3) негустой 4) неплотный 5) прореживать 6) разбавленный 7) разжижать 8) разжиженный 9) разреженный 10) редкий 11) редкостойный 12) слабый 13) тонкий 14) тощий 15) утонить 16) утоньшать 17) утонять 18) худой 19) худощавый • constant …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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