"take one's life in one's hands" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: takes one's life in one's hands [present, singular, third-person], taking one's life in one's hands [participle, present], took one's life in one's hands [past], taken one's life in one's hands [participle, past]
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  1. To take a great risk; to risk death. Synonyms: take one's life in one's own hands
    Sense id: en-take_one's_life_in_one's_hands-en-verb-QFZNT6SQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
     
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