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risking one's neck

risking one's neck is the present participle and gerund of risk one's neck.

Meaning of risk one's neck

Verb

risk one's neck (third-person singular simple present risks one's neck, present participle risking one's neck, simple past and past participle risked one's neck)

  1. (figuratively) Take a big risk.
    • That's their job. If I risk my own neck, it's reckless; if they risk my neck, it's criminal.2013, David Spiegelhalter, Michael Blastland, The Norm Chronicles […] , Profile Books, →ISBN, page 167

Questions about risking one's neck

What is risking one's neck the present participle and gerund of?
Risking one's neck is the present participle and gerund of risk one's neck.

Words near risking one's neck in the dictionary

  1. risking it for the biscuit
  2. risking it to get the biscuit
  3. risking life and limb
  4. risking one's life
  5. risking one's life and limb
  6. risking one's neck
  7. riskings
  8. riskish
  9. riskless
  10. risklessness
  11. Risko

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