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run a risk
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. run a risk - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"adventure, gamble, take a chance, take chances, risk, chance, hazardattempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"go for broke - risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"luck it, luck through - act by relying on one's luck |
run a risk
run a riskTo subject oneself to a particular risk or a high probability of a negative or unfortunate outcome. You always run a risk of upsetting your most loyal fans if you try to do something too innovative with subsequent films. I'd love to pay less taxes, but I'm not going to run a risk by doing so!See also: risk, runrun the riskTo subject oneself to a particular risk or a high probability of a negative or unfortunate outcome. You always run the risk of upsetting your most loyal fans if you try to do something too innovative with subsequent films. I'd love to pay less taxes, but I'm not going to run the risk of going to jail for it!See also: risk, runrun a risk (of something) and run the risk (of something)to take a chance that something (bad) will happen. I don't want to run the risk of losing my job. Don't worry. You won't have to run a risk.See also: risk, runrun the risk(of something) Go to run a risk (of something).See also: risk, runrun a riskAlso, run the risk. Be subjected to danger, as in Hiding anything from customs means running a risk that you'll be caught, or Without the right postage and address, this package runs the risk of being lost. [Mid-1600s] See also: risk, runrun the ˈrisk (of doing something), run ˈrisks be or put yourself in a situation in which something bad could happen to you: We’d better give them what they want. We don’t want to run the risk of losing their business. ♢ Investment is all about running risks.See also: risk, runrun a risk
Synonyms for run a riskverb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcomeSynonyms- adventure
- gamble
- take a chance
- take chances
- risk
- chance
- hazard
Related Words- attempt
- essay
- try
- assay
- seek
- go for broke
- luck it
- luck through
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