"dice with death" meaning in All languages combined

See dice with death on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: dices with death [present, singular, third-person], dicing with death [participle, present], diced with death [participle, past], diced with death [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dice with death (third-person singular simple present dices with death, present participle dicing with death, simple past and past participle diced with death)
  1. To do or perform an activity which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death. Translations (to risk heavily): игра́ть со сме́ртью (igrátʹ so smértʹju) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dice_with_death-en-verb-4d3FGp1t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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