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rush in where angels fear to tread

rush in where an·gel fear to tread
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhsh in hwair, wair eyn-juh l feer too tred]
    • /rʌʃ ɪn ʰwɛər, wɛər ˈeɪn dʒəl fɪər tu trɛd/
    • /rʌʃ ɪn weə(r) ˈeɪn.dʒəlz fɪə(r) tuː tred/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhsh in hwair, wair eyn-juh l feer too tred]
    • /rʌʃ ɪn ʰwɛər, wɛər ˈeɪn dʒəl fɪər tu trɛd/

Definition of rush in where angels fear to tread words

  • phrase rush in where angels fear to tread If you say that someone rushes in where angels fear to tread, you are criticizing them gently because they get themselves into dangerous or difficult situations without thinking carefully enough about what they are doing. 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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