The following pages provide you with some great vocabulary for talking about taking risks and discussing risk in the workplace.
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Idiom | = | Meanings |
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risk life and limb | ? | to avoid risk by being careful |
risk one's neck | ? | a situation where something bad or a disaster almost occurred |
calculated risk | ? | a chance taken after careful estimation of the probable outcome |
on the line | ? | to call for help when you are not really in danger |
play it safe | ? | to do something that might cause severe injury or death |
a close shave | ? | to accept the chance of physical harm in order to accomplish something |
cry wolf | ? | to put something in danger or at risk |
Idiom | = | Meanings |
|---|---|---|
risk life and limb | ? | to do something that might cause severe injury or death |
risk one's neck | ? | to accept the chance of physical harm in order to accomplish something |
calculated risk | ? | a chance taken after careful estimation of the probable outcome |
on the line | ? | to put something in danger or at risk |
play it safe | ? | to avoid risk by being careful |
a close shave | ? | a situation where something bad or a disaster almost occurred |
cry wolf | ? | to call for help when you are not really in danger |
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