Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
sich auf unsicheres Gebiet begeben
English translation:
treading on thin ice
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Trans-Marie
Jul 24, 2005 19:48
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German term
sich auf unsicheres Gebiet begeben
German to English
Bus/Financial
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Aus einer Email, bei Geld fuer einen Reisebericht vom Chef organisiert werden soll.
"Ich habe alles versucht, Geld zu organisieren, aber bei den Summen, die ihm vorschweben, wuerden wir uns *auf unsicheres Gebiet begeben*, der Chef ist eine Plaudertasche und ein exorbitantes Honorar wuerde auffallen.
"Ich habe alles versucht, Geld zu organisieren, aber bei den Summen, die ihm vorschweben, wuerden wir uns *auf unsicheres Gebiet begeben*, der Chef ist eine Plaudertasche und ein exorbitantes Honorar wuerde auffallen.
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treading on thin ice
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Wolf Brosius (X)
: passt!
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Trudy Peters
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Ute Wietfeld
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
: ;-)
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Ulrike Kraemer
11 hrs
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Shane London
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Comment: "Danke Andrew"
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3 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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63
sailing into unchartered waters
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on thin ice
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exposing ourselves to unnecessary risks
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on thin ice
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exposing ourselves to unnecessary risks
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silfilla
: treading on thin ice
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Dr.G.MD (X)
1 hr
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Jan Vano
8 hrs
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Ulrike Kraemer
11 hrs
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5 mins
Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Colombia
Native in German
Colombia
Finance / Trading / Blockchain / Crypto
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German, and 2 more.
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4
move/ stray/ get into dangerous territory
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venture/ cross/ step into dangerous territory
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treading on dangerous ground
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venture/ cross/ step into dangerous territory
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treading on dangerous ground
+1
27 mins
be on shaky ground
I don't think there's anything wrong with a reasonably close translation.
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
10 hrs
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22 hrs
Ellen Zittinger
Native in German
&
English
Educator/Realtor/Securities Rep/Agent
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: English to German, German to English
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A Wild Ride Into Uncharted Territory. Two Candidates Caught a Whiff Of ...
They decided to go – Florida law, after all, dictated the automatic recount. ...
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