risk it

phrase

: 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.

Examples of risk it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Jauregui family decides to risk it all and brave the unrelenting storm in order to keep some of the black gold. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Republicans decided to risk it, insisting that eight months before an election was too soon to consider an outgoing President’s nominee. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

The region’s power sector isn't insulated from this crisis, it's exposed to the same risk it's supposed to help solve. — Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

The chance of fire was too high to risk it, so the city and county closed all trails west of Highway 36 on Saturday. — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for risk it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit