pave the road to hell
be cruel to be kind
catastrophize
wreck
have one's heart in the right place
blame
drive a nail in someone's coffin
whistle past the graveyard
tragicize
malice
ask for trouble
take action
mean
misbode
cross the Rubicon
anathematize
nourish a viper in one's bosom
provide
give with one hand and take away with the other
wish someone ill
wrongdo
come right
work out
scapegoat
run a risk
take chances
chance
reap the whirlwind
take a chance
hazard
adventure
risk
play the odds
gamble
come to grief
boof
implicate
pay
be
kick someone when they are down
make head or tail of
kick a dog when it's down
turn Turk
weasel
go wrong
fall into a trap
wise off
mess up
misreason
Shatnerize