"risk one's neck" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: risks one's neck [present, singular, third-person], risking one's neck [participle, present], risked one's neck [participle, past], risked one's neck [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} risk one's neck (third-person singular simple present risks one's neck, present participle risking one's neck, simple past and past participle risked one's neck)
  1. (figuratively) Take a big risk. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: risk life and limb, risk one's life Related terms: stick one's neck out, save one's neck Translations (Translations): risquer sa peau (French), kłaść głowę pod topór [imperfective] (Polish), kellesini koltuğuna almak (Turkish), kelleyi koltuğun altına almak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-risk_one's_neck-en-verb-S0tPwvm~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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