don't try this at home

phrase

A caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe for ordinary members of the public to attempt.

“Don't try this at home, but now I'm going to walk barefoot over the hot coals.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. A caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe for ordinary members of the public to attempt.

    Don't try this at home, but now I'm going to walk barefoot over the hot coals.

Origin

From a phrase used by announcers in early broadcast television whenever something dangerous or inappropriate was demonstrated in a program that might be watched by children: "Kids, don't try this at home".

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Translations

German macht das nicht zuhause nach
  • macht das nicht zuhause nachTranslations
Korean 집에서 따라하지 마세요
  • 집에서 따라하지 마세요 (jib-eseo ttarahaji maseyo)Translations
Romanian nu încercați asta acasă
  • nu încercați asta acasăTranslations
Tamil இதை வீட்டில் செய்யாதீர்கள், இதை வீட்டில் முயற்சிக்க வேண்டாம்
  • இதை வீட்டில் செய்யாதீர்கள் (itai vīṭṭil ceyyātīrkaḷ)Translations
  • இதை வீட்டில் முயற்சிக்க வேண்டாம் (itai vīṭṭil muyaṟcikka vēṇṭām)Translations
Turkish bunu evde denemeyin.
  • bunu evde denemeyin.Translations
Cite this entry
APA

don't try this at home. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20try%20this%20at%20home

MLA

“don't try this at home.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20try%20this%20at%20home. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't try this at home,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20try%20this%20at%20home.

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