Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

risk one's neck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
risk one's -neck
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Take a big risk.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

risks one's neck (present, singular) risking one's neck (participle, present) risked one's neck (participle, past) risked one's neck (past)

Phrases

stick one's neck out save one's neck

Frequently Paired Words

stick one's neck out save one's neck

Synonyms

risk life and limb risk one's life

Questions

What does risk one's neck mean?
Take a big risk.

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