risk it

idiom

: to do something that may result in something bad or unpleasant happening
We should stop for more gas. We probably have enough, but I don't want to risk it.

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The drug was relatively new; the obstetrician advised her not to risk it. Rachel Pearson, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2025 Well, good and mischievous, as Niall decided to risk it all by blocking Bublé from claiming her for his team. Andy Swift, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2025 Don't risk it for that biscuit. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025 Since his earliest days making films, Francis Ford Coppola has been willing to risk it all — his reputation, perhaps even his sanity and certainly his finances — to make a project come to life. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for risk it

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“Risk it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20it. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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