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risks one's neck

risks one's neck is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is risks one's neck the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Risks one's neck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of risk one's neck.

Words near risks one's neck in the dictionary

  1. risks it for the biscuit
  2. risks it to get the biscuit
  3. risks life and limb
  4. risks one's life
  5. risks one's life and limb
  6. risks one's neck
  7. risksome
  8. risktaker
  9. risktakers
  10. risktaking
  11. riskware

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