Verb
play with fire (third-person singular simple present plays with fire, present participle playing with fire, simple past and past participle played with fire)
(idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
I'm telling you, if you sign that paper, you're playing with fire.
Clever girl. You play with fire because you want to be burnt. Holly Black
You cannot play with fire. Al-Waleed bin Talal
Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes. Mae West
Do not play with fire - you will burn yourself. Russian Proverb
Cotton cannot play with fire. Turkish Proverb
You may crush, bleed, stamp on and scratch me, but I won't play with fire. Sicilian Proverb