English-Finnish translations for play with fire

• leikkiä tulella
  Sen vuoksi meidän ei pidä leikkiä tulella, arvoisa puhemies, vaan meidän pitää vain noudattaa järkevää mutta samanaikaisesti ankaraa linjaa, kuten olemme tehneet. That is why we should not play with fire, Mr President, but keep to a sensible but hard line, as we have done in the past.

Definition of play with fire

• To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially

Examples

• Im telling you, if you sign that paper, youre playing with fire.

Related words

• display window
• play with oneself
• play fast and loose with
• wingplayer
• when the cat's away the mice will play
• when the cat’s away the mice will play
• you can’t win if you don’t play