Risk life and limb

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To put oneself in danger, especially of being killed or injured.

Despite the risk, the firefighters risked life and limb to save people from the burning building.
Visual representation of "risk life and limb" - To put oneself in danger, especially of being killed or injured

Often appears as...

  • risk life and limb in
  • risk life and limb for

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Idiomatic

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Extreme Danger

Use when someone risks being seriously hurt or killed, not for small threats.

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The stunt performer risked life and limb for the movie scene.
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Heroic Actions

Often used for people who willingly face danger to help others or for a cause.

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Medics in war zones risk life and limb to treat the wounded.
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Emotional Impact

The phrase evokes admiration or sympathy for the person taking the risk.

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She risked life and limb to rescue the animals from the shelter during the fire.
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