Usually means: Expose oneself to potential danger.
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  1. run a risk: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. run a risk: Merriam-Webster
  3. run a risk: Collins English Dictionary
  4. run a risk: Vocabulary.com
  5. run a risk: Dictionary.com
  6. run a risk: Rhymezone
  7. run a risk: FreeDictionary.org
  8. run a risk: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. run a risk: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. run a risk: Wiktionary

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  1. run a risk: Encyclopedia

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  1. run a risk: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (run a risk)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To perform an action which may result in a loss or failure.

Similar:
take a chance, gamble, adventure, hazard, risk, chance, take chances, riskiness, risky venture, high risk, more...

Opposite:
play it safe, avoid risk, be cautious, take no chances

Phrases:
to run a risk, more...

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Similar:
take a chance, gamble, adventure, hazard, risk, chance, take chances, riskiness, risky venture, high risk, more...

Opposite:
play it safe, avoid risk, be cautious, take no chances

Phrases:
to run a risk, more...



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