sail too near the wind
verb
Roget 665:
be in danger
etc.
adj.;
be exposed to danger,
run into danger,
incur danger,
encounter danger
etc.
n.;
run a risk;
lay oneself open to
etc.
(liability)
177;
lean on a broken reed,
trust to a broken reed;
feel the ground sliding from under one,
have to run for it;
have the chances against one,
have the odds against one,
face long odds;
be in deep trouble,
be between a rock and a hard place.
hang by a thread,
totter;
sleep on a volcano,
stand on a volcano;
sit on a barrel of gunpowder,
live in a glass house.
bring in danger,
place in danger,
put in danger,
place in jeopardy,
put in jeopardy
etc.
n.;
endanger,
expose to danger,
imperil;
jeopard†,
jeopardize;
compromise;
sail too near the wind
etc.
(rash)
863.
adventure,
risk,
hazard,
venture,
stake,
set at hazard;
run the gauntlet
etc.
(dare)
861;
engage in a forlorn hope.
threaten danger
etc.
909;
run one hard;
lay a trap for
etc.
(deceive)
545.
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Roget 863:
be rash
etc.
adj.;
stick at nothing,
play a desperate game;
run into danger
etc.
665;
play with fire,
play with edge tools.
carry too much sail,
sail too near the wind,
ride at single anchor,
go out of one's depth.
take a leap in the dark,
buy a pig in a poke.
donner tete baissee [Fr.];
knock,
one's bead against a wall
etc.
(be unskillful)
699;
rush on destruction;
kick against the pricks,
tempt Providence,
go on a forlorn hope,
go on a fool's errand.
reckon one's chickens before they are reckon one's chickens before they are hatched,
count one's chickens before they are hatched,
reckon without one's host;
catch at straws;
trust to a broken reed,
lean on a broken reed.
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