volcano

See: SIT ON A VOLCANO.

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sit on a volcano

[sit on a volcano] {v.}, {informal} 1. To be in a place where trouble may start or danger may come suddenly. * /Bob was in that part of South America […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

жить как на вулкане

[жить как на вулкане] {v. phr.} [zhit' kak na vul`kane] {literally} To live as on a volcano. To be in constant anticipation of trouble. Comp.: [to sit on a powder-keg] […] Using "A book of Russian idioms illustrated" by M. Dubrovin, illustrated by V.Tilman

on a volcano

[on a volcano] See: [SIT ON A VOLCANO]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

sitting on a powder keg

[sitting on a powder keg] See: [SIT ON A VOLCANO]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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