Idiom
take a risk
Meaning
To do something risky.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You should take a risk and apply for that job.”
“She decided to take a risk by investing her savings in a new business idea.”
“Although the outcome remained uncertain, he felt compelled to take a risk in order to pursue his long-held ambition.”
Examples
simple
“You should take a risk and apply for that job.”
contextual
“She decided to take a risk by investing her savings in a new business idea.”
complex
“Although the outcome remained uncertain, he felt compelled to take a risk in order to pursue his long-held ambition.”
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