to avoid risks
21play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games …
22run a mile — To be too scared or intimidated to do something • • • Main Entry: ↑mile * * * run a mile british informal phrase to try to avoid a situation or a person because you are embarrassed or frightened He’d run a mile if you actually asked him for a… …
23skate around — ● skate * * * ˌskate ˈover/a ˈround [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they skate over/around he/she/it skates over/around …
24cheat death — cheat death/fate/ phrase to avoid death when this seems impossible In the course of the movie the hero cheats death many times. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or dangersynonym Main entry: cheat …
25cheat fate — cheat death/fate/ phrase to avoid death when this seems impossible In the course of the movie the hero cheats death many times. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or dangersynonym Main entry: cheat …
26err on the side of something — phrase to do more than is really necessary in order to avoid a particular situation We are erring on the side of caution and have closed the school. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or dangersynonym Main entry: err * * * err on the side of sth idiom …
27hang on by your fingernails — phrase to just manage to avoid failure or danger Thesaurus: to avoid risks or dangersynonym Main entry: fingernail …
28have a narrow escape — have a narrow/lucky/escape phrase to avoid being killed or seriously injured only because you were lucky or made a very big effort A couple had a narrow escape when a tree fell just in front of their car. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or… …
29have a lucky escape — have a narrow/lucky/escape phrase to avoid being killed or seriously injured only because you were lucky or made a very big effort A couple had a narrow escape when a tree fell just in front of their car. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or… …
30stay clear of — keep/stay/steer clear of phrase to avoid someone or something unpleasant or dangerous No one mentioned the divorce, so Lisa decided to steer clear of that subject. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or dangersynonym Main entry: clear …
