take a risk
idiom
: to do something that may result in loss, failure, etc.
Every time you invest money, you're taking a risk.
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That Pugh would take a risk and rock his exaggerated shoulder straps on Oscars night was a fun and quirky choice.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Don’t take a risk that can result in physical limitations.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
Don’t take a risk that can lead to injury or illness.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
Brokers and property owners also have to be willing to take a risk — perhaps more so than in Chon’s case, which relied on unique circumstances.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
The Status of Your Original Loan If your original loan is in default, finding another lender to take a risk on you will be even more challenging than having a low credit score.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023
Hawaiian shirts offer an opportunity to really take a risk and show some color.
—Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
And Professor Czech's research focuses on how the same message to take a risk to follow your passion, to follow your heart, lands very differently depending on the opportunities people have available to them.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
Either entrepreneurs are too pessimistic about the future to take a risk, or entrenched businesses are able to use government regulation to keep competitors on the sideline.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Don’t take a risk that can result in physical limitations.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
Don’t take a risk that can lead to injury or illness.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
Brokers and property owners also have to be willing to take a risk — perhaps more so than in Chon’s case, which relied on unique circumstances.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
The Status of Your Original Loan If your original loan is in default, finding another lender to take a risk on you will be even more challenging than having a low credit score.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023
Hawaiian shirts offer an opportunity to really take a risk and show some color.
—Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
And Professor Czech's research focuses on how the same message to take a risk to follow your passion, to follow your heart, lands very differently depending on the opportunities people have available to them.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
Either entrepreneurs are too pessimistic about the future to take a risk, or entrenched businesses are able to use government regulation to keep competitors on the sideline.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
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