take a risk

take a risk

English

Verb

take a risk (third-person singular simple present takes a risk, present participle taking a risk, simple past took a risk, past participle taken a risk)

1. (idiomatic) To do something risky.

Synonyms

• roll the dice, take a chance, take a flyer, take a gamble

Translations

to do something risky

Finnish: ottaa riski Greek: Ancient: διακινδυνεύω (diakinduneúō)

Russian: пойти́ на риск pf (pojtí na risk); рискова́ть (ru) impf (riskovátʹ), рискну́ть (ru) pf (risknútʹ) Spanish: arriesgarse (es)

See also

• Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take