at the risk of (doing something)
at the risk of (doing something)
Said to acknowledge that what one is about to say or do could (and probably will) have a particular negative result (which is stated after "of"). At the risk of sounding stupid, who was the second president of our country?
See also: of, risk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
at the ˈrisk of doing something
used to introduce something that may sound stupid or may offend somebody: At the risk of showing my ignorance, how exactly does the Internet work?See also: of, risk, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- at the risk of doing something
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