risk one's life and limb

A form of risk life and limb — To do something dangerous that will risk someone's existence together with his or her body faculties (used to emphasize and often overstate the danger associated with an action).

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Meanings

verbrisk one's life and limb (third-person singular simple present risks one's life and limb, present participle risking one's life and limb, simple past and past participle risked one's life and limb)

present singular third person risks one's life and limb · participle present risking one's life and limb · participle past risked one's life and limb · past risked one's life and limb

  1. misconstructionrareMisconstruction of risk life and limb.
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APA

risk one's life and limb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20one's%20life%20and%20limb

MLA

“risk one's life and limb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20one's%20life%20and%20limb. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “risk one's life and limb,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risk%20one's%20life%20and%20limb.

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