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live dangerously
Idioms and Phrases
Take numerous risks, be daring, as in Bill never knows if he'll have enough money to pay the next month's rent—he likes to live dangerously . This expression figured in the work of such 19th-century German writers as Nietzsche, who regarded it as an admirable course of action. Today it is often used with mildly humorous effect, as in the example. [c. 1900]Example Sentences
Having always lived by the rules, she wants to live dangerously.
Many communities live dangerously close to the volcanoes in order to cultivate the fertile soil they provide.
Live dangerously and pair the carpaccio with potato pave, a little terrine of sliced potatoes, capers and feta cheese that elevates the idea of meat and potatoes.
The hosts continued to live dangerously and were dealt a blow on the stroke of half-time as centre Kerin Lake, who had been on a warning, was shown a yellow card for not rolling away in the tackle.
I’m going to play it safe by picking Chastain, but feel free to live dangerously in your own Oscar pool.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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