hazard

at hazard

At risk. Once one student got the flu, I knew that everyone in his class was at hazard for illness.
See also: hazard

hazard a guess

To make a prediction, estimate, or conjecture. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say that it's the cooling system that failed. You won't be penalized for hazarding a guess, so be sure not to leave any questions unanswered.
See also: guess, hazard

hazard an opinion

To voice or share one's opinion. I was too intimidated to hazard an opinion because all the members of the board were in that meeting.
See also: hazard, opinion

take a guess

To make a prediction, estimate, or conjecture; to guess. If I had to take a guess, I'd say that it's the cooling system that failed. You won't be penalized for taking a guess, so be sure not to leave any questions unanswered.
See also: guess, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

at hazard

in danger; at risk. He is not willing to have much of his money at hazard in the stock market. Your life is at hazard unless you wear a helmet when you ride your motorcycle.
See also: hazard

hazard an opinion

Fig. to give an opinion. Anne asked the attorney to hazard an opinion about the strength of her lawsuit. Don't feel like you have to hazard an opinion on something you know nothing about.
See also: hazard, opinion

take a guess

 and hazard a guess; make a guess
to guess. Even if you don't know, please take a guess. If you don't know the answer, hazard a guess.
See also: guess, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • at hazard
  • hazard an opinion
  • hazard a guess
  • watch (one's) step
  • watch one's step
  • watch step
  • under (one's) feet
  • under somebody's feet
  • under someone's feet
  • under your feet
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"I have been at Chelsea for seven years, but now I am the new guy in the team and I will try to contribute as much as possible.Asked if he wanted to become the best player in the world at Real Madrid, Hazard said: "I will try but first I will try to be in the best team in the world.
Hazard scored or assisted seven goals in 16 appearances against United during his time at Chelsea, losing on just four occasions.
Hazard's goal was chosen as the winner by a panel of experts combined with a public vote through the Carling website or App.
The museum launched a pilot program in 2015 to find out if training in visual literacy improves the ability to identify workplace hazards.
The NAPIM SDS Evaluation Committee, composed of experts within the NAPIM membership, has undertaken a program aimed at identifying printing ink materials which are known to have health hazard classifications that are inconsistent with the health hazard classification procedure specified in Appendix A of the HazCom standard.
On Boxing Day, Hazard claimed he could wait until the end of the season to decide his future, but that was not taken seriously by those around him, or by Chelsea.
Will Eden Hazard ever win a Premier League title with Chelsea again?
The Hazard Bands were used to prioritize hazards in need of remediation.
The identified potential hazards included in the team's list for hazard analysis can be further evaluated as to their need to be controlled.
generate sparks which create fire hazard for the stocks of cotton.
When Hazard walked past Antonio Conte in the 89th minute of that 1-0 drubbing, the pair did not exchange a glance.
This Framework is developed using Ambarasey's 2005 Ground Motion Prediction Equation for the assessment of hazard. A maximum Peak Ground Acceleration of 1.21 g, occurs in the district of Sibi, while minimum was found in Chaman of 0.03g using 1.0sec (S1) spectral acceleration and 0.65g at Quetta using 0.2sec (Ss) spectral acceleration.
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness: An Introductory Text for Emergency Management and Planning Professionals, 2nd Edition
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday pressed for the passage of a measure that would further raise the hazard pay of all personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assigned in conflict areas.