Phrase guide

dice with death

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To do or perform an activity which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • By now, I think everyone is aware that to drink and drive is to dice with death.
  • 2012, The Economist, 06 Oct 2012 issue, Business and America’s fiscal cliff: Give us a brake Benjamin Franklin once said: “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” These days, taxes are far from certain. And if that doesn’t change, American businesses could be dicing with death.

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Russian: игра́ть со сме́ртью (igrátʹ so smértʹju) — to risk heavily