To skate on thin ice “在薄冰上溜冰” 这个短语实际上是描述某人身处危险境地或是有惹祸上身的可能。

例句

You're skating on thin ice when you ask me what I think of you.

You're skating on thin ice by always coming in late.

By introducing these reforms before the election, the Prime Minister is skating on thin ice.

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另一个短语 to get your skates on “把滑冰鞋穿上” 的意思是“动作快点儿”。

例句

Come on! Get your skates on, we have to leave in ten minutes.