run a risk

run a risk (of something)

and run the risk (of something)

to take a chance that something (bad) will happen. I don't want to run the risk of losing my job. Don't worry. You won't have to run a risk.

run a risk

Also, run the risk. Be subjected to danger, as in Hiding anything from customs means running a risk that you'll be caught, or Without the right postage and address, this package runs the risk of being lost. [Mid-1600s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mayra	-	Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Gratien	-	French
Dafna	-	Hebrew
Chidiebere	-	Western African, Igbo
Queen	KWEEN	English
Velibor	-	Serbian, Croatian