on slippery ground
Example Sentences
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The prevailing mood suggests that both parties may be on slippery ground in a country frayed by the ravages of terrorism.
From Time Magazine Archive
"And have always found you on slippery ground."
From The Sowers by Merriman, Henry Seton
Besides, I knew that I was treading on slippery ground; that it behoved me to be careful.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
M. le Prefet de Police is on slippery ground; he has enemies.
From Father Goriot by Marriage, Ellen
But one here treads on slippery ground, and one must be continually warned against the danger of erroneous conclusions.
From A Study of Association in Insanity by Kent, Grace Helen
