live on the edge
Court danger constantly
To live on the edge is to embrace risk, danger, or unconventional choices rather than playing it safe.
The edge is the boundary between security and peril—financial, physical, or social.
Someone who lives on the edge might take up extreme sports, ignore career stability, or court trouble: He's always lived on the edge—no savings, no plan, just adrenaline.
- risk-takingAccepting possible harm
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- adventurousInclined toward risky endeavors
- throw cautionAbandon careful consideration
- carpe diemGrasp the present moment
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- risk phrasestake a chance, take a gamble, risk it all, go for broke, roll the dice
live on the edgeplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
err on the side of caution · hedge one's bets · be careful · keep one's head down · risk-averse
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