playing with fire
Example Sentences
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The Dodgers had been playing with fire all night, but they couldn’t regain momentum after Scott’s struggles, losing to the Phillies 4-3 to set up a Sunday series rubber match.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
It’s playing with fire, and the common people will not be unscathed.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
Otherwise, he said “we’d be playing with fire if we didn’t comply. We’d feel pretty bad if a boy keeled over. I can hear them coughing and hacking.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
“By waiting, we are playing with fire, and the risk is that in a year’s time the RBA will need to hike even harder.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
At this point, I choose to assume that this kid was playing with fire, and that he gravely underestimated the consequences of that.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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