take a risk

take a risk
take a risk phrase
to do something although you know that something unpleasant or dangerous could happen

A good pilot never takes a risk.

take the risk of doing something:

I didn’t want to take the risk of leaving John alone.

Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym
Main entry: risk

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take a risk (or take risks)
proceed in the knowledge that there is a chance of something unpleasant occurring

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take a risk
: to do something that may result in loss, failure, etc.

Every time you invest money, you're taking a risk.

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Main Entry:risk

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take a ˈrisk | take ˈrisks idiom
to do sth even though you know that sth bad could happen as a result

That's a risk I'm not prepared to take.

You have no right to take risks with other people's lives.

Main entry:riskidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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