take+the+risk
1take a risk — ► to do something that might be harmful or dangerous: »The company thrived after taking a risk and selling its TV business. take the risk of doing sth »Over the past three months, investors who have taken the risk of investing in smaller… …
2take a risk — to do something although you know that something unpleasant or dangerous could happen A good pilot never takes a risk. take the risk of doing something: I didn t want to take the risk of leaving John alone …
3take\ a\ risk — • run a risk • take a risk v. phr. To be open to danger or loss; put yourself in danger; be unprotected. A baseball umpire wears a mask and chest protector so he won t run the risk of being hit by the ball. Billy takes a risk of being hit by a… …
4take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something or commit yourself even though you know there is an element of risk involved …
5Take the High Road — This article is about the Scottish soap opera. For the Elemeno P song, see Take the High Road (song). Take the High Road Opening titles Format Soap opera Cre …
6take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something or commit yourself even though you know there is an element of risk involved. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you take the plunge, you finally decide to venture into something you… …
7take the plunge — she decided to take the plunge and headed for Hollywood Syn: commit oneself, go for it, do the deed, throw caution to the wind(s), risk it; informal jump in at the deep end, go for broke …
8take the bull by the horns — to deal with a problem in a very direct and confident way, even though there is some risk in doing this I decided to take the bull by the horns and ask him to leave …
9run the risk — Take the chance, risk it, run the hazard …
10to run the risk of — • take risks • to run the risk of to follow a course of action, knowing that it may lead to negative results; to take a chance(s) …
