run the risk of
This page is about the collocation run the risk of
collocation pattern: verb + noun
Meaning
to do something risky, or that could have a bad result
For example
- People who drink a lot of alcohol run the risk of getting liver disease.
- Invest if you like, but you're running the risk of losing everything if the business fails.
A similar collocation is "take a risk"
Contributor: Matt Errey