Meaning of ON THIN ICE - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So in English when we say someone is "on thin ice" it means that they're, they're doing

something that's a little bit risky, it's a little bit dangerous.

A good example would be maybe you're a teenager and your parents have said that you need to

be home at 10:00 PM every day, and you've been coming home late three days in a row

and you decide that you're gonna stay out late again.

We would say in that situation that you're on thin ice.

Your parents could get pretty upset with you.

We also say "skating on thin ice" as well.

So when you're on thin ice you're doing something that's risky.

And here's some actual thin ice.

You can see how you could easily fall through.