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Discover LudwigThe phrase "risk life" is not correct in standard written English
It may be intended to convey the idea of putting one's life in danger, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure. Example: "He was willing to risk his life to save the child from the burning building."
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Yet they try, putting at risk life and limb.
You risk life and limb if you try that in Texas.
A gymnast, meanwhile, is expected to risk life and limb with a smile on her face.
Sultan Kumisbayev and Christine Zerbini risk life and limb with their acrobatics aboard horses speeding around the ring.
She says that she would now rather face poverty at home than risk life as a domestic worker again.
Poverty-stricken immigrants from the region continually risk life and limb to get across the borders to the US.
Still, students would risk life and limb crossing the highway if they were too far from the footbridge.
They play for a mythical championship and players risk life and limb for bowl games that do not matter.
Magicians like Robert Gallup, right, risk life and limb in "World's Most Dangerous Magic," on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Crowds of crazed photographers risk life and limb to get shots of Paris Hilton or Britney Spears without their underwear.
But in the ballet, participants rarely risk life and limb with their twirls and their pliés and jetés.
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