risk life and limb

idiomPart oflimb

risk life and limb — idiom

1. To put yourself in a situation where you could be seriously injured or killed, u

1.idiom
Definition

To put yourself in a situation where you could be seriously injured or killed, used to emphasise the great danger of an activity.

Example

Firefighters risk life and limb every time they enter a burning building to save people.

The climbers risked life and limb to reach the summit before the storm hit.