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risk it for the biscuit

risk it for the biscuit verb: to take a risk for the chance of some benefit or reward.

Verb

risk it for the biscuit (third-person singular simple present risks it for the biscuit, present participle risking it for the biscuit, simple past and past participle risked it for the biscuit)

  1. (colloquial, humorous, idiomatic) To take a risk for the chance of some benefit or reward.

Forms of risk it for the biscuit

third-person singular presentrisks it for the biscuit
present participlerisking it for the biscuit
past participlerisked it for the biscuit
pastrisked it for the biscuit
alternative formrisk it to get the biscuit

Origin of risk it for the biscuit

Chosen for the rhyme.

Questions about risk it for the biscuit

What does risk it for the biscuit mean?
Risk it for the biscuit means to take a risk for the chance of some benefit or reward.
What part of speech is risk it for the biscuit?
Risk it for the biscuit is a verb.
What is the past tense of risk it for the biscuit?
The past tense of risk it for the biscuit is risked it for the biscuit.

Words near risk it for the biscuit in the dictionary

  1. risk aversion
  2. risk capital
  3. risk creep
  4. risk equalisation
  5. risk factor
  6. risk it for the biscuit
  7. risk it to get the biscuit
  8. risk life and limb
  9. risk management
  10. risk off
  11. risk on

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