Today I’d like to teach you another idiom: to “play with fire”. We use this expression when we want to talk about a person who is doing something that could lead to a negative or dangerous result. For example:
You’re dating two girls at the same time? I think you’re playing with fire. If they find out, you’ll lose both of them.
You’re playing with fire if you go into business with Carl. He’s got a really bad reputation.
A: I take drugs sometimes, but I’m not addicted.
B: I think you’re playing with fire. If you keep taking them, you’ll get addicted.
People who buy products from ABC Company are playing with fire. That company has had so many problems with product safety.
The first two sentences are examples of a negative result and the last two are examples of a dangerous result. As you can see from all the examples, we almost always use the present continuous tense (am/is/are +ing) with this idiom.
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on August 11, 2012 at 11:13 pm
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