risk one's neck en · VERB
Meanings
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(figuratively) Take 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 167:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| risks one's neck | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| risked one's neck | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| risked one's neck | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| risking one's neck | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
stick one's neck out · save one's neck
Synonyms
risk life and limb · risk one's life
Translations (4)
fr risquer sa peau (Translations) · pl kłaść głowę pod topór (Translations) · tr kelleyi koltuğun altına almak (Translations) · tr kellesini koltuğuna almak (Translations)