to risk it for the biscuit
- idiom
- Slang
:
arriesgarse por la recompensa
- If you want to win the contest, you have to risk it for the biscuit.
As the saying goes, you've got to risk it for the biscuit.
- As the saying goes, you've got to risk it for the biscuit.
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
91
3.3
To do something risky hoping for a good result
64
4.0
To take a risk hoping for a good result
56
3.2
Do things that might be dangerous to get something important
36
3.8
Do something risky hoping to do well
7
4.2
To do something risky hoping to get a good result
5
7.3
Try something risky to get a big reward
4
4.2
Try a risky action hoping it will work
2
3.0
To do something that might lead to harm or loss
1
8.5
To try something risky when the result is not certain
Antonyms
How Risky
- Informal
9
7.3
- Slang
- Informal
91
3.3
42
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'.