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
See also:
  • at the risk of doing something
  • stupehead
  • McFly
  • get stupid drunk
  • bonehead
  • stupe
  • doofus
  • stoop
  • gazob