to run a risk
2
3.0
- idiom
:
asumir un riesgo
- And you know, here we have whoever decided to do that running a risk for humanity.
- runs a risk of failing
You, you, you, you, you, you're running a risk.
- You, you, you, you, you, you're running a risk.
- But alas, these retreats run a risk.
Examples
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Giuliani, I fear runs a risk of potentially, you know, dying in a jail cell.
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Although interesting and certainly au courant, a history that preoccupies itself primarily with the boundaries of civilizations runs a risk of becoming marginal history.
Academic text (2005) -
If we open ourselves to someone, we run a risk of being judged.
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I'm the only one running a risk.
Fiction book (1999) -
You run a con, you run a risk.
Fiction book (1992) -
Yeah, I sometimes use EasyGit, but it definitely runs a risk of creating even more commands to remember.
Blog text (14) -
Because when you put your money into somebody else's hands, you ran a risk they could lose it or steal it or, as the song went, "run Venezuela," but she decided she'd take that chance instead of clogging up her brain with the problems.
Fiction book (1991) -
Methods that aggregate preferences run a risk of reporting misleading estimates (Rossi, Allenby, and McCulloch, 2005).
Academic text (2016) -
If you travel without insurance, you run a risk of facing high medical bills in case of an accident.
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She decided to run a risk by investing in a startup that had not yet proven its business model.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To do something that may cause harm or lead to loss
114
5.8
To go somewhere or do something that is risky
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
37
6.1
To risk doing or saying something to support an idea
36
3.8
Do something risky hoping to do well
22
5.8
To take a big risk that can cause harm
11
5.7
Make a brave decision even when it feels risky
9
7.3
Take an unnecessary risk that might cause bad luck
8
8.0
To risk losing something important, like your job or your reputation
7
4.2
To do something risky hoping to get a good result
7
7.3
Do something without worrying about the risks
5
7.3
Try something risky to get a big reward
4
4.2
Try a risky action hoping it will work
2
5.1
To risk something important to try to gain something
1
9.9
To take a big risk to help another person or group
1
8.2
To risk everything you have on one choice
1
8.5
To try something risky when the result is not certain
1
6.4
Risk something important, like money, life, or reputation
1
7.3
To do something risky without knowing what will happen
Take a chance to get a reward
Antonyms
How Risky
- Informal
4
4.3
124
3.7
2
3.0
91
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'run' in the sense 'to experience/undergo' plus 'risk' (possibility of harm) yields 'to do something that may lead to harm', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the phrase. The pattern is common (similar to 'take a risk' and parallels in other languages like Spanish 'correr un riesgo'), making it readily predictable.
Etymology
Run a risk comes from a simple image: to run toward something dangerous and put yourself into risk. That image shows why it means 'to take a chance that something bad could happen'.