Смысл: danger

danger[ʹdeındʒə]
n
<Í> 1. опасность
danger of death - смертельная опасность
to escape from danger - избежать опасности
to smell danger - почуять опасность
to expose smb. to danger - подвергать кого-л. опасности
to face the danger - смотреть опасности в лицо
to be in danger - быть в опасности
he [his life] is in danger - он [его жизнь] в опасности
to put smb. in danger - подвергать кого-л. опасности
to be out of danger - быть вне опасности
to involve no danger - быть совершенно безопасным
the trip involves no danger - это путешествие не связано ни с каким риском
his presence radiated danger - в его присутствии каждому становилось не по себе /жутковато/
any further moves would be fraught with danger - любые дальнейшие шаги /действия/ крайне опасны
he goes in danger of his life - ему грозит смертельная опасность; он рискует жизнью
the signal was at danger - знак предупреждал об опасности
❝thin ice! danger❞! - «тонкий лёд! опасно для жизни!» (надпись)
there is no danger - нечего опасаться, это безопасно
danger past, God forgotten - посл. опасность миновала, и бог забыт
2. угроза
danger to a country [to peace] - угроза стране [миру]
the dangers to health - вещи, вредные для здоровья
3. риск
to be in danger of smth. /of doing smth./ - подвергаться какому-л. риску (предпринимая что-л.)
the dangers of a journey - опасности, подстерегающие путешественника
the boat was in danger of sinking - казалось, что лодка вот-вот потонет
4. мор. подводный риф, скала
5. уст. власть
within smb.'s danger - в чьей-л. власти

danger Идиома

fly into the face of danger

Idiom(s): fly into the face of danger

Theme: RISK

to take great risks; to threaten or challenge danger, as if danger were a person. (This may refer to flying, as in an airplane, but not necessarily.)
• John plans to go bungee-jumping this weekend. He really likes flying into the face of danger.
• Willard was not exactly the type to fly into the face of danger, but tonight was an exception, and he ordered enchiladas.

armed and dangerous

Idiom(s): armed and dangerous

Theme: DANGER

pertaining to someone who is suspected of a crime and has not been captured. (This is a warning to police officers who might try to capture this suspect. Fixed order.)
• Max is at large, presumed to be armed and dangerous.
• The suspect has killed once and is armed and dangerous.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Idiom(s): A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Theme: KNOWLEDGE

A proverb meaning that incomplete knowledge can embarrass or harm someone or something.
• The doctor said, "Just because you've had a course in first aid, you shouldn't have treated your own illness. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
• John thought he knew how to take care of the garden, but he killed all the flowers. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A little learning is a dangerous thing

A small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are.eg. he said he'd done a course on home electrics, but when he tried to mend my table lamp, he fused all the lights! I think a little learning is a dangerous thing

A little learning is a dangerous thing.

People with insufficient knowledge are easily misled.

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing|knowledge|

literary A person who knows a little about something may think he knows it all and make bad mistakes.

A proverb. John has read a book on driving a car and now he thinks he can drive. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

dangerous

dangerous
see little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a; live dangerously.

endangered species

endangered species
A group threatened with extinction or destruction. For example, Workers willing to put in overtime without extra pay are an endangered species, or With the new budget cuts, public television has become an endangered species. This expression, originally referring to species of plants or animals in danger of dying out, began in the 1980s to be extended to anything or anyone becoming rare.

little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a

little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a
Also, a little learning is a dangerous thing. Knowing a little about something tempts one to overestimate one's abilities. For example, I know you've assembled furniture, but that doesn't mean you can build an entire wall system; remember, a little knowledge. This maxim, originally a line from Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism (1709), has been repeated with slight variations ever since. It is still heard, although less frequently, and sometimes shortened, as in the example.

live dangerously

live dangerously
Take numerous risks, be daring, as in Bill never knows if he'll have enough money to pay the next month's rent—he likes to live dangerously. This expression figured in the work of such 19th-century German writers as Nietzsche, who regarded it as an admirable course of action. Today it is often used with mildly humorous effect, as in the example. [c. 1900]