dance with death

To do something very dangerous. I think you'll be dancing with death if you attempt that motorcycle jump. Stunt men dance with death every day.

dance with death

Fig. to attempt to do something that is very risky. The crossing of the border into enemy territory was like dancing with death. You are dancing with death in your effort to cross that narrow ledge.

See also: dance, death

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

between life and death
like death warmed over
dice
dice with death
sign (someone's) death warrant
sign someone's death warrant
from the dead
have (someone's) blood on (one's) head
be snatched from the jaws of death
be snatched out of the jaws of death

References in classic literature

Hear what little Red-Eye saith: "Nag, come up and dance with death!"

Jungle Book

It was a dance with death. Anish gives graphic and moving descriptions of the physical and emotional stresses of backpacking in triple-digit heat as fifty-mile-an-hour winds raked the desert floor.

Thirst; 2600 Miles to Home

Let's hope this dance with death isn't the end for Panda Bear.

albums

The backdrop changed depending on the number, and when it was the turn of Dance With Death, Bruce Dickinson appeared as the devil, resplendent in a devilish red light.

Maiden alive and kicking

And the excitement really hits fever pitch whenever Ponce performs his "Dance with Death" in Madrid's Las Ventas - the arena regarded as bullfighting's equivalent of Wembley.

FOOTBALL: BECKS WON'T BE BIGGEST PONCE IN SPAIN

A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War LI.

In A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II, author Anne Noggle, who served as an American Women Airforce Service Pilot in World War II, has compiled interviews of Soviet airwomen who served on the bloody Eastern Front during "The Great Patriotic War." A retired U.S.

A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II. (Book Reviews)

Helen Cousins - who said Ecstasy was a "dance with death" and vowed never to take drugs again after lying in a 48-hour coma - was fined pounds 100 for possessing amphetamine.

SORRY FOR TAKING MORE DRUGS SAYS DANCE WITH DEATH E GIRL

After more than 20 years as a sideman on classic sessions such as Jackie McLean's Action and Andrew Hill's Dance With Death, he makes his Blue Note headline debut with a superb document of his fiery big band, presenting his extraordinary charts and distinctive playing.

music: jazz & blues; CHARLES TOLLIVER With Love (Blue Note)

ECSTASY victim Helen Cousins yesterday warned other youngsters that the drug was not worth "the dance with death."

It's just not worth dance with death; ECSTASY SURVIVOR'S WARNING

词组	dance with death
释义	dance with death dance with death To do something very dangerous. I think you'll be dancing with death if you attempt that motorcycle jump. Stunt men dance with death every day. See also: dance, death Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. dance with death Fig. to attempt to do something that is very risky. The crossing of the border into enemy territory was like dancing with death. You are dancing with death in your effort to cross that narrow ledge. See also: dance, death McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: between life and death like death warmed over dice dice with death sign (someone's) death warrant sign someone's death warrant from the dead have (someone's) blood on (one's) head be snatched from the jaws of death be snatched out of the jaws of death References in classic literature Hear what little Red-Eye saith: "Nag, come up and dance with death!" Jungle Book It was a dance with death. Anish gives graphic and moving descriptions of the physical and emotional stresses of backpacking in triple-digit heat as fifty-mile-an-hour winds raked the desert floor. Thirst; 2600 Miles to Home Let's hope this dance with death isn't the end for Panda Bear. albums The backdrop changed depending on the number, and when it was the turn of Dance With Death, Bruce Dickinson appeared as the devil, resplendent in a devilish red light. Maiden alive and kicking And the excitement really hits fever pitch whenever Ponce performs his "Dance with Death" in Madrid's Las Ventas - the arena regarded as bullfighting's equivalent of Wembley. FOOTBALL: BECKS WON'T BE BIGGEST PONCE IN SPAIN A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War LI. In A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II, author Anne Noggle, who served as an American Women Airforce Service Pilot in World War II, has compiled interviews of Soviet airwomen who served on the bloody Eastern Front during "The Great Patriotic War." A retired U.S. A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II. (Book Reviews) Helen Cousins - who said Ecstasy was a "dance with death" and vowed never to take drugs again after lying in a 48-hour coma - was fined pounds 100 for possessing amphetamine. SORRY FOR TAKING MORE DRUGS SAYS DANCE WITH DEATH E GIRL After more than 20 years as a sideman on classic sessions such as Jackie McLean's Action and Andrew Hill's Dance With Death, he makes his Blue Note headline debut with a superb document of his fiery big band, presenting his extraordinary charts and distinctive playing. music: jazz & blues; CHARLES TOLLIVER With Love (Blue Note) ECSTASY victim Helen Cousins yesterday warned other youngsters that the drug was not worth "the dance with death." It's just not worth dance with death; ECSTASY SURVIVOR'S WARNING
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