have one foot on a banana peel

play with fire

To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting h …

go from zero to hero

To change from a negative to a positive outcome; to improve one's fort …

bend the truth

To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generall …

stage right

Involving a change of whether one is involved in a situation.

for the nonce

For the time being, for now, with the expectation that the situation m …

hold the line

To firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refus …