to risk it for the biscuit
- idiom
- Slang
- If you want to win the contest, you have to risk it for the biscuit.
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Examples
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You gotta risk it for the biscuit, Eagle.
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To succeed in business, you need to risk it for the biscuit and try new strategies.
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Sometimes you just have to risk it for the biscuit and invest in your dreams.
Synonyms
412
3.8
Do something risky hoping to do well
326
3.2
Do things that might be dangerous to get something important
136
3.3
To do something risky hoping for a good result
115
4.0
To take a risk hoping for a good result
11
4.2
To do something risky hoping to get a good result
7
7.3
Try something risky to get a big reward
6
3.0
To do something that might lead to harm or loss
3
8.5
To try something risky when the result is not certain
1
4.2
Try a risky action hoping it will work
Antonyms
How Risky
- Informal
13
7.3
- Slang
- Informal
136
3.3
46
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
risk + it + for + the + biscuit
The construction 'risk ... for ...' transparently signals taking a chance to obtain something, so a learner who knows 'risk' and 'for' can infer a general sense of risking something for a reward. However, 'biscuit' is used metaphorically/colloquially as the desired reward and the rhyming idiom is culturally marked, so the specific idiomatic force is not fully predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Risk it for the biscuit may come from the simple image of someone reaching or jumping to grab a tasty biscuit, risking a fall or a mistake to get the treat. So it means 'to take a chance for a reward'.