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run a risk

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Verb1.run a risk - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
adventure, gamble, take a chance, take chances, risk, chance, hazard
attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
go for broke - risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"
luck it, luck through - act by relying on one's luck


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Still it was too bad for him to allow me even to run a risk of having a cheque returned.
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Do you know that you run a risk of being lost in the marshes?
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"That is true," said Don Quixote, "and what you had best do with him is to leave him to take his chance whether he be lost or not, for the horses we shall have when we come out victors will be so many that even Rocinante will run a risk of being changed for another.
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