don't try this at home in English

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Don't try this at home, but now I'm going to walk barefoot over the hot coals."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "A caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe for ordinary members of the public to attempt."
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "macht das nicht zuhause nach"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "nu încercați asta acasă"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "don't try this at home"
}

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Don't try this at home, but now I'm going to walk barefoot over the hot coals."
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      "glosses": [
        "A caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe for ordinary members of the public to attempt."
      ],
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          "describe",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "macht das nicht zuhause nach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "nu încercați asta acasă"
    }
  ],
  "word": "don't try this at home"
}

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"don't try this at home" meaning in English

Phrase