BE SKATING / WALKING ON THIN ICE

Meaning of BE SKATING / WALKING ON THIN ICE in English

to be taking a risk

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SKATING — eskiting;isketing
English-Visayan vocabulary
SKATING — noun Date: 1723 the act, art, or sport of gliding on skates
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WALKING — I In track and field , a form of racing in which the competitor's advancing foot must touch the ground …
Английский словарь Британика
SKATING — I Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or …
Английский словарь Британика
ICE — I water and water vapour. Below 32 kF (0 kC), liquid water forms a hard solid and water vapour forms …
Английский словарь Британика
WALKING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of walken to walk — more at walk 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
SKATING — adjective : that is being skated upon or weighted the skating foot also : that is on the same side …
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
SKATING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skate
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
SKATING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Skate
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WALKING — /waw"king/ , adj. 1. considered as a person who can or does walk or something that walks: The hospital is …
Random House Webster's 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
SKATING — n. act of gliding on ice with ice skates; act of gliding on a hard surface with roller skates
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WALKING — I. ˈwȯ-kiŋ noun Date: 14th century 1. : the action of one that walks walking is good exercise 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
SKATING — Date: 1723 : the act, art, or sport of gliding on skates
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WALKING — adj & ·noun from walk, v. 2. walking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of walk.
Webster English vocab
THIN — superl not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. 2. thin ·vt to make thin (in any of the senses …
Webster English vocab
SKATING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of skate.
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
WALKING — [walk.ing] n (15c) 1: the action of one that walks "~ is good exercise" 2: the condition of a surface …
Merriam-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
SKATING — [skat.ing] n (1723): the act, art, or sport of gliding on skates
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
WALKING — activity that ranges from a competitive sport, usually known as race walking, to a primary and popular form of outdoor …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
WALKING — / ˈwɔːkɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] 1. ( especially BrE ) the activity of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — / θɪn; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( thin·ner , thin·nest ) NOT THICK 1. having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKATING — / ˈskeɪtɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. (also ˈice skating ) the sport or activity of moving on …
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
WALKING — I. walk ‧ ing 1 /ˈwɔːkɪŋ $ ˈwɒːk-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . especially British English the activity or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIN — I. thin 1 S2 W2 /θɪn/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative thinner , superlative thinnest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKATING — skat ‧ ing /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the activity or sport of moving around on skates for fun or …
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
WALKING — n. & adj. in senses of WALK n. øwalking delegate a trade-union official who visits members and their employers for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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
WALKING — n. & adj. in senses of WALK n. walking delegate a trade-union official who visits members and their employers for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
WALKING — n. & adj. in senses of WALK n. Phrases and idioms: walking delegate a trade-union official who visits members and …
Oxford English vocab
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
WALKING — 1. Walking is the activity of taking walks for exercise or pleasure, especially in the country. Recently I’ve started to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
SKATING — see skate
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
SKATING — see skate
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WALKING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a hard day’s work/walking/skiing etc ▪ There’s a sauna where you can relax after …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thin mouth (= with thin lips ) ▪ a woman with a sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SKATING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES figure skating skating rink speed skating PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (skating) on thin ice …
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
BE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WALKING — [noun] [U]walking (US and ANZ also hiking) bootsa walking sticka walking tourWalking is one of the most popular forms of …
Cambridge English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← THINNESS DISAPPEAR, VANISH, ETC. INTO THIN AIR→