Meanings
verbrisk one's neck (third-person singular simple present risks one's neck, present participle risking one's neck, simple past and past participle risked one's neck)
present singular third person risks one's neck · participle present risking one's neck · participle past risked one's neck · past risked one's neck
- figurativelyTake a big risk.
That's their job. If I risk my own neck, it's reckless; if they risk my neck, it's criminal.
2013, David Spiegelhalter, Michael Blastland, The Norm Chronicles […] , Profile Books, →ISBN, page 167Synonyms: risk life and limb, risk one's life
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTake a big risk.
Translations
French risquer sa peau
- risquer sa peauTranslations
Polish kłaść głowę pod topór
- kłaść głowę pod topórTranslations
Turkish kellesini koltuğuna almak, kelleyi koltuğun altına almak
- kellesini koltuğuna almakTranslations
- kelleyi koltuğun altına almakTranslations
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Chicago
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