risky move
Playing with fire
A risky move is an action that could bring significant benefit but also carries real danger of failure or loss.
The phrase appears in contexts from chess to business to politics: Investing everything in one stock is a risky move.
It implies calculated gamble rather than recklessness—someone weighing potential reward against potential harm.
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- roll the diceAccept uncertain outcome
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- betRisked stake on outcome
- double or nothingBet risking prior winnings
leap · leap of faith · daring · bold · reckless · hazard · thin ice · chance · plunge · stakes · bluff · dangerous · gutsy · audacious · venture · hail mary · shot in the dark · all-in
- desperate measureslast resort, desperate plea, last ditch, last chance, last hope
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
risky movesafe bet
Likely winning wager
safe choice · sure thing · no-brainer · safe harbor · measured response
risky movesure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
slam dunk · safe bet · sure bet · lock · no-brainer
risky, risk, risks, risked, risking, riskier, riskiest, riskiness, move