if you play with fire you get burnt
- if you play with fire you get burnt
The metaphorical phrase to play with fire, to tinker with something potentially dangerous, is also commonly found. Cf. 1655 H. VAUGHAN Silex Scintillans II. 15 I played with fire, did counsell spurn,..But never thought that fire would burn, Or that a soul could ake.
1884 R. H. THORPE Fenton Family xiv. If people will play with fire, they must expect to be burned by it some time. If I had not learned the game, and thought myself a good player, I’d never have lost Mother’s money.
1980 P. KINSLEY Vatch-man Switch xxiv. If you play with fire you get burnt. Shouldn’t mess around in Crown Colonies.
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