run a risk

run a risk
or[take a risk] {v. phr.} To be open to danger or loss; put yourself in danger; be unprotected. * /A baseball umpire wears a mask and chest protector so he won't run the risk of being hit by the ball./ * /Billy takes a risk of being hit by a car when he runs into the street without looking./ * /I was afraid to run the risk of betting on the game./ Compare: TAKE A CHANCE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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