risk

• Go out on a limb

  To take a significant risk by putting oneself in a vulnerable or exposed position, often by expressing an unpopular opinion or supporting a controversial idea.

• Play with fire

  To engage in a risky or dangerous activity that could lead to serious, negative consequences.

• Put all your eggs in one basket

  To concentrate all one's resources or efforts into a single venture, thereby risking everything on that one outcome.

• Stick your neck out

  To take a risk or put oneself in a vulnerable position for a potential gain or to help someone.

• Touch and go

  Describes a precarious situation where the outcome is uncertain and could easily be either good or bad.

• Leap into the unknown

  To take a significant risk by embarking on a new venture or situation without knowing what the outcome will be.

• Bet against the house

  To take a position contrary to a powerful, established entity, often implying a high risk or low chance of success.

• At stake

  Refers to something that is at risk of being lost or gained, often implying significant importance or consequences.

• Everything is on the line

  This idiom signifies a situation where all success, reputation, or future prospects are at stake and could be gained or lost.

• Dice with death

  To engage in extremely dangerous activities where there is a high risk of being killed.

• It's a gamble

  This phrase describes a situation or decision that involves significant risk with an uncertain outcome.

• Push one's luck

  To continue to do something risky or potentially detrimental, especially after a period of success or good fortune, thereby increasing the chance of a negative outcome.

• Take a chance

  To do something risky with the hope of a positive outcome.

• Play the odds

  To make a decision or take an action based on the probabilities of success or failure, often involving risk.

• To push your luck

  To take unnecessary risks, especially after a period of good fortune, thereby increasing the chance of a negative outcome.

• Barely hanging by a thread

  To be in an extremely precarious or unstable situation, on the verge of collapse or failure.

• Press one's luck

  To continue taking risks after a period of success, potentially jeopardizing previous gains.

• Russian roulette

  A highly dangerous and reckless action with an unpredictable, potentially fatal outcome, often likened to the deadly game of chance involving a revolver.

• Getting burned

  To suffer a significant loss, disappointment, or negative consequence, often financial or emotional, due to a poor decision, betrayal, or unforeseen problem.

• A roll of the dice

  An action or decision involving a high degree of risk and an unpredictable outcome, dependent mostly on chance.

• A precarious situation

  A dangerous or unstable circumstance that is likely to lead to trouble or collapse.

• An accident waiting to happen

  This phrase describes a situation, person, or object that is so inherently flawed or risky that a negative event or disaster is highly likely to occur.

• Hedging

  Taking actions to minimize or offset potential losses or risks, or using ambiguous language to avoid making a direct commitment.

• On the line

  Something important is at stake or in danger, with a critical outcome pending.