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Wer bei dieser Trockenheit im Wald eine Zigarette anzündet, spielt buchstäblich mit dem Feuer. Anyone who lights a cigarette in the forest when it's this dry is literally playing with fire.

phrase · C1

mit dem Feuer spielen

[mɪt deːm ˈfɔɪ̯ɐ ˈʃpiːlən]

to play with fire

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