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The phrase "a dangerous thing for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the potential risks or negative consequences associated with a particular action or situation.
Example: "Engaging in reckless driving is a dangerous thing for both the driver and other road users."
Alternatives: "a risky situation for" or "a perilous choice for".
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Finding a story is a dangerous thing for an author; running helps me to avert that danger.
It was a dangerous thing for them to do professionally.
That is a dangerous thing for a football club".
"It's a dangerous thing for Kiribati to have this here.
And a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, for a man who laughs at love.
That full-time equivalent, that's a dangerous thing for a lot of companies.
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Why is that? A. Because it raises hope -- a dangerous thing, especially for scientists.
Messidependencia may well be a dangerous thing – but for whom, friend or foe, is open to question.
There was more than a touch of irony, then, when the home supporters partook in a rendition of: 'Where's your money gone?' Schadenfreude can be a dangerous thing and for a club with such a turbulent past, those Crawley fans would be better served to remember their own troubled history before aiming such jibes at others.
Such blanket misrepresentation, bearing out Alexander Pope's warning "A little learning is a dangerous thing", qualifies Lewis for a Services to Dumbing Down award rather than for the poetry professorship he craves.
But if compassion is a tempting word for politicians to throw around, it is also a dangerous thing to claim for those who don't really have much of it, warn psychologists who have identified a clear backlash that tends to result.
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