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sailing close to the wind

Idiom

Idioms starts with s

Meaning of Idiom sailing close to the wind

doing something dangerous

something that is only just legal

doing something barely acceptable

Example of Idiom sailing close to the wind

I think that journalist sailed close to the wind with the comments she made about the NHS.

Origin of Idiom sailing close to the wind

There is no origin for this idiom

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