"dice with death" meaning in English

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Verb

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, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Russian translations
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          "text": "By now, I think everyone is aware that to drink and drive is to dice with death."
        },
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          "text": "2012, The Economist, 06 Oct 2012 issue, Business and America’s fiscal cliff: Give us a brake\nBenjamin Franklin once said: “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” These days, taxes are far from certain. And if that doesn’t change, American businesses could be dicing with death."
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