Tanım
•out of one's league, out of one's depth (in a situation which one is poorly prepared to handle) · on thin ice
Diğer Dillerde
on a tightrope; walking on eggshells
on the knife-edge, on the edge, on thin ice
köken: Literally, “on the wire of the razor”. Compare French sur le fil du rasoir.
camminare sul filo del rasoio
on thin ice
köken: Calque of English on thin ice.
Etimoloji
heikolla (“on weak”) jäällä (“on ice”); "on the weak ice"