risk it for the biscuit

verb

To take a risk for the chance of some benefit or reward.

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Meanings

verbrisk it for the biscuit (third-person singular simple present risks it for the biscuit, present participle risking it for the biscuit, simple past and past participle risked it for the biscuit)

present singular third person risks it for the biscuit · participle present risking it for the biscuit · participle past risked it for the biscuit · past risked it for the biscuit · alternative risk it to get the biscuit

  1. colloquialhumorousidiomaticTo take a risk for the chance of some benefit or reward.

Origin

Chosen for the rhyme.

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APA

risk it for the biscuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20it%20for%20the%20biscuit

MLA

“risk it for the biscuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20it%20for%20the%20biscuit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “risk it for the biscuit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20it%20for%20the%20biscuit.

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