run with scissors
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To behave recklessly.
verb
To take a calculated risk.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, scissors.
Example Sentences
- "Maybe instead of overprotecting, we should allow Katie, and the thousands other childhood cancer survivors like her, to play in traffic, run with scissors, and walk blindfolded with suckers sticking out of their mouths! Right?"
- "It is dangerous, dumb, and highly delinquent (CRAZY) for a professional educator to goad our poor little misunderstood and hormonally-challenged children to run with scissors."
- "I wonder if God has made a note on your record and mine that says; “he tends to run with scissors, but I've got him covered by My grace”. Perhaps your scissors thing is; getting too busy to spend time in the world, or getting too interested in the business of others, or perhaps allowing the world to set up wrong priorities in your life."
- "“No. That happened when I was a kid. I was playing at a neighbor’s house, running around with a knife.” […] “Holy shit. Mister responsible undercover government badass was the kid who ran with scissors!”"
- "Fly solo. Sure it’s safer to go with a partner, but every once in awhile^([sic]) you have to run with scissors."
- "I'm a firm believer that we should all “run with scissors” from time to time."