at risk to oneself

at risk to oneself
at risk to oneself (or something)
with the possibility of endangering oneself or something

he visited prisons at considerable risk to his health


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  • place oneself at risk — put oneself in a dangerous situation, endanger oneself …   English contemporary dictionary

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