PLAY WITH FIRE

Meaning of PLAY WITH FIRE in English

do risky things, live dangerously, take chances

"If you play with fire," Trine explained, "you may get burned. You may get hurt."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PLAY WITH FIRE — phrasal to do something risky or dangerous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAY WITH FIRE — do something that is potentially dangerous, take risks
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY WITH FIRE — : to do something risky or dangerous
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY WITH FIRE — to do something risky or dangerous
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PLAY WITH FIRE — take foolish risks. → play
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAY WITH FIRE — to act in a way that is not sensible and take dangerous risks
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY WITH FIRE — see fire
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY WITH FIRE — see fire
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PLAY WITH FIRE — Synonyms and related words : bell the cat, brave, chance, court danger, court destruction, dare, defy danger, face up to, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY WITH FIRE — {v. phr.} To put oneself in danger; to take risks. * /Leaving your door unlocked in New York City is …
Slang English vocab
PLAY WITH FIRE — See ↑ DANGEROUS 4
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY WITH FIRE — {v. phr.} To put oneself in danger; to take risks. * /Leaving your door unlocked in New York City is …
Словарь английских идиом
PLAY WITH FIRE — invite danger or trouble You are playing with fire if you get involved with those people.
English Idioms vocab
PLAY WITH FIRE — v. phr. To put oneself in danger; to take risks. Leaving your door unlocked in New York City is playing …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PLAY WITH FIRE — играть с огнем
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PLAY WITH FIRE — играть с огнем
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PLAY WITH FIRE — играть с огнем
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
PLAY WITH FIRE — играть с огнем
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WITH — with.ogg _I 1. wıð = wthe I и II 2. wıð = withe I и II _II wıð prep 1. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — fire.ogg 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) …
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