risking 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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of risk life and limb
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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