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at one's own peril

at one's own peril prepositional phrase: knowingly accepting the risks associated with one's action.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Knowingly accepting the risks associated with one's action.

Synonyms of at one's own peril

Forms of at one's own peril

alternative format one's peril

Questions about at one's own peril

What does at one's own peril mean?
At one's own peril means knowingly accepting the risks associated with one's action.
What part of speech is at one's own peril?
At one's own peril is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at one's own peril in the dictionary

  1. at one's elbow
  2. at one's feet
  3. at one's fingers' ends
  4. at one's fingertips
  5. at one's leisure
  6. at one's own peril
  7. at one's own risk
  8. at one's peril
  9. at one's risk
  10. at outs
  11. at pace

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