skate on

1. (transitive)To escape punishment, such as by being acquitted in court.

   I don't know how she skated on those charges, but the jury said not guilty.

2. (broadly, transitive)To barely hold on or maintain.

   He's been skating on his friendship with the boss, or he'd have been fired a long time ago.

1. I went skating on the lake.

   Я ходив кататися на ковзанах на озері. — ChickenKiev

   ruЯ пошёл покататься на коньках на озеро. — Hellerick

   deIch ging auf dem See Schlittschuh laufen. — raggione

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2. The ice is too thin to skate on.

   Крига занадто тонка, щоб кататися на ковзанах. — deniko

   ruЛёд слишком тонкий, чтобы кататься на нём. — corvard

   deDas Eis ist zu dünn fürs Schlittschuhlaufen. — Yorwba

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3. You're skating on very thin ice.

   ruТы ходишь по очень тонкому льду. — fjay69

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4. Tom is skating on thin ice.

   deTom begibt sich auf dünnes Eis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Tom is watching figure skating on TV.

   ruТом смотрит фигурное катание по телевизору. — marafon

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irregular

• skate onTo escape punishment, such as by being acquitted in court.
• skate overTo avoid addressing or tackling.
• skate aroundSynonym of skate over.
• skate byTo get through something difficult with ease.