risk life and limb
Brave mortal danger
To risk life and limb is to expose oneself to serious physical danger—the possibility of death or losing a body part.
The phrase is often used with mild exaggeration for dramatic effect: I'm not risking life and limb just to get a better view.
It emphasizes the gravity of potential consequences when undertaking something hazardous.
- endangerTo put at risk
- braveShowing courage despite fear
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
- confrontFace squarely, address directly
- perilSerious threat of harm
jeopardy · hazard · selflessness · death-defying · near death experience · close call · gallantry · precariousness · fortitude · valor · lifesaver · survival · tenacity · altruism · catastrophe · disaster · heroic · nobility
risk life and limbplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
err on the side of caution · keep one's head down · hedge one's bets · cover one's bases · keep a low profile
risk life and limbplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
hedge one's bets · hold back · lose one's nerve · chicken out · get cold feet
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