Synonyms for play with fire
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fahyuh r |
| Phonetic Transcription : faɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for play with fire Other synonyms for the word play with fire
- be caught short
- cast lots
- confront
- dare
- defy danger
- draw lots
- encounter
- expose to danger
- face
- gamble
- go out of one's depth
- go out on a limb
- hang by a thread
- have a fling at
- hazard
- jeopardy
- leap before looking
- leave to luck
- meet
- menace
- peril
- play with fire
- plunge
- put eggs in one basket
- put in jeopardy
- put it on the line
- roll the dice
- run the chance
- run the risk
- skate on thin ice
- speculate
- stake
- stick one's neck out
- tackle
- take a flyer
- take a header
- take a plunge
- take on
- take shot in the dark
- take the liberty
- tempt fate
- tempt fortune
- toss up
- try
- venture
- wager
- wildcat
Définition of play with fire
Origin :- c.1200, furen, figurative, "arouse, excite;" literal sense of "set fire to" is from late 14c., from fire (n.). The Old English verb fyrian "to supply with fire" apparently did not survive into Middle English.
- The sense of "sack, dismiss" is first recorded 1885 in American English (earlier "throw (someone) out" of some place, 1871), probably from a play on the two meanings of discharge: "to dismiss from a position," and "to fire a gun," fire in the second sense being from "set fire to gunpowder," attested from 1520s. Of bricks, pottery, etc., from 1660s. Related: Fired; firing. Fired up "angry" is from 1824. Firing squad is attested from 1904.
- As in risk : verb take a chance
- As in chance : verb risk, endanger
Antonyms for play with fire
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