harm's way

noun

A place or course of danger.

“They put themselves in harm's way.”

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Meanings

nounharm's way (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralA place or course of danger.

    They put themselves in harm's way.

    3 more examples

    He kept his family out of harm's way.

    For in the hurry of a Fray / ’Tis hard to keep out of harm’s way

    1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, London, Canto 1, p. 27

    "If it gets crowded and dangerous, we want station closures. And if that doesn't happen, we'll be telling our members to move out of harm's way and into a safe place, which will lead to station closures. [...]"

    2020 May 20, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: More trains... but advice is not to use public transport”, in Rail, page 8

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
adventuredangerdistressjeopardyprecariousness

Translations

Finnish vaara
  • vaaraplace or course of danger
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Chicago

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