Idioms category: Risk

Dark horse
challenge competition risk opportunity uncertainty
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Throw your hat into the ring
action competition business opportunity risk challenge
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Out of the jaws of death
danger risk
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Drastic times call for drastic measures
strategy action consequence risk challenge opportunity
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In for a penny, in for a pound
money risk business consequence action opportunity strategy
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Penny wise, pound foolish
money opportunity risk consequence learning behaviour
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Have your guts for garters
risk danger
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch
problem success risk uncertainty opportunity failure
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Pyrric victory
history consequence risk consequence risk consequence risk
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Young turk
leadership challenge risk progress opportunity
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Van surfing
action risk
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threw caution to the wind
risk
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(By the) skin of your teeth
difficulty success risk danger
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Throw good money after bad
money failure risk opportunity
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I will swing for you
action challenge danger risk conflict competition struggle
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Walk the plank
danger action work risk challenge difficulty consequence consequence consequence
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Bale out
business money work failure risk
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A skeleton in the closet
danger risk
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Accidents will happen
risk opportunity
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Queer Street
uncertainty risk struggle struggle
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Haste makes waste
time work consequence learning risk opportunity
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Against the clock
time work competition struggle challenge danger action risk progress success failure consequence
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Failing to plan is planning to fail
failure success strategy business work education opportunity risk consequence learning
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(On a) wing and a prayer
uncertainty difficulty risk success
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By the short hairs
danger situation risk
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Cutting corners
work time success business risk money
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A burnt child dreads the fire
learning risk danger
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Back the field
action competition success opportunity risk
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grab the bull by the horns
action leadership opportunity risk
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Penny wise and pound foolish
money success failure risk opportunity strategy consequence
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Break the bank
money risk
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No dice
failure risk
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In hot water
problem trouble difficulty danger risk consequence situation responsibility
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Forlorn hope
strategy failure difficulty risk uncertainty
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Dead cat bounce
business failure strategy risk uncertainty consequence
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Come what may
uncertainty risk consequence opportunity action
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Push the boat out
risk challenge
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Up the ante
competition risk challenge strategy progress progress
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Squeaky bum time
difficulty situation uncertainty competition risk challenge opportunity consequence
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Bet your bottom dollar
money risk
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Push the envelope
challenge progress risk
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Keep a wide berth
danger risk
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Women and children first
risk danger
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Pig in a poke
risk animal business money
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One swallow doesn't make a summer
time problem success opportunity risk uncertainty
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Give a wide berth
risk
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On a hiding to nothing
problem failure difficulty uncertainty risk uncertainty
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Shot in the dark
uncertainty risk opportunity situation strategy
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Hedge your bets
risk strategy business opportunity uncertainty consequence consequence
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Not worth the candle
time opportunity risk
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Like a moth to a flame
love body animal danger risk
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Out on a limb
risk uncertainty situation consequence
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The Devil take the hindmost
money risk history tradition consequence
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Go out on a limb
risk opportunity
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Take potluck
food uncertainty opportunity risk opportunity
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Don't cast your pearls before swine
opportunity risk
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lived life on the edge
risk danger
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Test the waters
business risk opportunity uncertainty communication education learning
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Don't count your chickens before they're hatched
problem success uncertainty risk business competition strategy action
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The tip of the iceberg
problem difficulty risk danger challenge uncertainty difficulty
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Put all your eggs in one basket
risk strategy business money failure opportunity consequence uncertainty opportunity
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pushing the envelope
progress challenge risk leadership
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dive in
action risk
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slippery slope
difficulty danger risk uncertainty
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Good money after bad
money success business risk opportunity failure strategy
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Your guess is as good as mine
uncertainty risk
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Touch and go
danger risk uncertainty situation
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Hard cases make bad law
problem difficulty failure consequence risk challenge responsibility
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Play your cards right
strategy success opportunity action risk competition
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take the bull by the horns
action animal leadership risk challenge action
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Draw the short straw
work consequence opportunity risk success failure risk
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Stranger danger
risk communication education
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Your money or your life
money risk consequence situation danger
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it's better to be safe than sorry
risk consequence danger failure
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Cut corners
risk
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A pig in a poke
uncertainty risk
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An accident waiting to happen
danger problem risk uncertainty uncertainty
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Throw under the bus
behaviour danger failure risk uncertainty work
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On the bubble
competition risk uncertainty situation consequence
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A bull in a china shop
behaviour animal action risk
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Play fast and loose
risk uncertainty
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained
success risk opportunity action consequence strategy progress advantage advantage
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To Bell the Cat
problem animal action difficulty uncertainty risk success strategy leadership
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Baptism of fire
challenge difficulty learning education action danger risk struggle conflict struggle
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took on
work responsibility challenge business leadership risk opportunity
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Never give a sucker an even break
business risk opportunity strategy
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By the skin of your teeth
success body risk danger
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Panic stations
action situation risk danger
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hanging by a thread
danger situation risk uncertainty
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Go for broke
risk strategy action
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make or break
success business opportunity risk consequence situation challenge
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a now or never
opportunity time action risk consequence
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Sailing close to the wind
danger risk competition strategy challenge
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
danger situation risk consequence learning education
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Broke - if it ain't, don't fix it
opportunity risk time action
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The other side of the coin
situation opportunity risk
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Don't hold your breath
time danger risk difficulty challenge failure
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play his cards right
strategy success action opportunity risk situation
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket
risk business opportunity strategy success failure action opportunity
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(Coming in) on a wing and a prayer
problem uncertainty difficulty risk situation danger
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Beam ends - On your
work danger failure risk
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Caught by the short hairs
danger situation risk
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Look before you leap
action consequence risk strategy
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On a wing and a prayer
difficulty risk
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
time risk action advantage
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Don't throw good money after bad
money business failure risk
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Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
problem risk uncertainty action success failure opportunity
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Once bitten, twice shy
animal learning risk
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Burn your boats
risk action history
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Come up trumps
success risk opportunity advantage
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Tanstaafl - (there's no such thing as a free lunch)
money risk opportunity
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In the nick of time
time success opportunity advantage challenge difficulty risk
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out of the frying pan and into the fire
problem difficulty situation trouble risk danger
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no place for the faint-hearted
difficulty challenge danger risk struggle trouble conflict
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Jack Palancing
entertainment action difficulty risk
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took the bull by the horns
action animal risk leadership
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Houston, we have a problem
problem communication risk leadership
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The straw that broke the camel's back
problem animal risk struggle
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Take with a grain of salt
uncertainty risk
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leap in the dark
risk uncertainty action opportunity movement progress success challenge difficulty
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a tough nut to crack
difficulty challenge problem time action strategy success failure consequence risk opportunity
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like walking a tightrope
risk feeling danger challenge entertainment
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Zero sum game
business strategy competition conflict risk opportunity situation consequence
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Living on borrowed time
time risk danger consequence uncertainty
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Woe betide you
danger risk
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To jump from a frying pan into fire
danger risk consequence problem situation
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Make my day
action entertainment risk danger challenge opportunity difficulty emotion
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Train surfing
danger risk
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idiom: to take a risk
risk action opportunity danger
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skating on thin ice
danger risk situation uncertainty
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Count your chickens before they are hatched
risk uncertainty success money action failure opportunity
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Booby trap
danger action risk difficulty strategy conflict
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Curiosity killed the cat
animal risk consequence uncertainty danger
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Go belly up
money failure business risk
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The Devil to pay
problem difficulty trouble money consequence risk conflict struggle challenge responsibility consequence action
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Run the gauntlet
challenge risk tradition danger action
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So sue me
risk consequence challenge action communication consequence responsibility risk
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Back the wrong horse
failure risk consequence
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Out of the frying pan into the fire
problem difficulty situation risk consequence danger challenge trouble
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Everybody out
risk
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Barking dogs never bite
animal danger risk tradition
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A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client
success risk danger uncertainty
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Behind the eight ball
difficulty work trouble problem challenge risk struggle situation
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idiom: a wild guess
risk uncertainty
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Hostage to fortune
risk consequence uncertainty situation danger
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An offer he can't refuse
business opportunity risk consequence situation strategy
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Fortune favors the bold
success risk opportunity opportunity
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Grasp the nettle
challenge opportunity action risk success
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Whistle blower
risk
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Identity theft
money risk
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Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
money risk
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Idioms category: Risk

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