Usually means: Engage in risky, dangerous behavior.
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  1. play with fire: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. play with fire: Merriam-Webster
  3. play with fire: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. play with fire: Collins English Dictionary
  5. play with fire: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. play with fire: Wiktionary
  7. play with fire: Dictionary.com
  8. Play with Fire (Hilary Duff song), Play with Fire (Nico Santos song), Play with Fire (Rolling Stones song), Play with Fire (The Rolling Stones song): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. play with fire: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. play with fire: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (play with fire)

verb:  (idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.

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