Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take one's life in one's hands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
take one's life in one's hands
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take a great risk; to risk death.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes one's life in one's hands (present, singular) taking one's life in one's hands (participle, present) took one's life in one's hands (past) taken one's life in one's hands (participle, past) take one's life in one's own hands (alternative)

Questions

What does take one's life in one's hands mean?
To take a great risk; to risk death.

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