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risk life and limb

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risk life and limb
to do something very dangerous where you might get hurt. These skiers risk life and limb every day for the thrill of speed.
See also: life, limb, risk
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Our dear companion Will Stutely hath been taken by that vile Sheriff's men, therefore doth it behoove us to take bow and brand in hand to bring him off again; for I wot that we ought to risk life and limb for him, as he hath risked life and limb for us.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
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