landmine
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- noun
- /ˈlændˌmaɪn/
- Informal
- Nonetheless, districts and independent schools alike must navigate accurately through these political landmines as they seek out and hire appropriate matches for the needs of their students.
- political landmines
- potential landmines
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Watch on YouTubeSo, like, how do you think about what landmines you might need to avoid?
- So, like, how do you think about what landmines you might need to avoid?
- The guilt tripping gaslight probably means that most people won't critique the Tuskegee narrative as it looks like a landmine.
- Doesn't he know that smoking can kill and he's carrying that landmine so gingerly?
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There are all sorts of landmines he had to avoid, and some have even criticized the vocal choices.
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Drinking essentially becomes a careful act of dodging landmines.
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And it felt like our relationship had all of these landmines that none of neither one of us wanted there.
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So, like, how do you think about what landmines you might need to avoid?
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The climatologists may be sitting on a landmine.
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Landmines were not limited to the DMZ; landmines of a political nature pervaded the entire Korean Peninsula.
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But for the senators and governors already jockeying to succeed him, the numbers released in recent days add up to a budgetary landmine that could blow up just as the next president moves into the Oval Office.
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Moreover, to me, this appears to be a reasonable ruling that could, if adequately supported, avoid the ethical landmines involved in forcing Daniel to undergo therapy.
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Also, things like salad and soup bars can be a landmine for Celiacs; if someone drops a crouton in the cheese or uses a different ladle in a soup, it can be game over.
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The meeting revealed several unexpected landmines that could jeopardize the project.
Synonyms
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7.0
A hidden bomb that explodes when someone touches or steps on it
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A problem that will become dangerous in the future if not fixed
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A situation likely to become dangerous soon if people do not fix it
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A bomb buried in the ground that explodes when someone steps on or moves it
A topic that causes strong arguments and trouble
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Etymology
Landmine is also used as a picture word for a hidden danger or problem, because a real landmine is a secret bomb that can cause big harm if you come across it. So calling something a landmine warns it could cause trouble if you 'step on' the issue.