at your own peril

at your own peril
at your (own) peril
— used to say that if you do something you should be aware that it is dangerous and that you could be harmed, injured, punished, etc.

No lifeguard is on duty: swim at your own peril. [=at your own risk]

Restaurants that ignore the smoking ban do so at their peril.

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Main Entry:peril

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