Dice with death In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "dice with death", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Regina Tuyen Le

2021-12-04 12:12

Meaning of Dice with death

Synonyms:

sail close to the wind , play Russian roulette , run a risk , take a risk , play a dangerous game

Dice with death verb phrase

To do an activity that is extremely unsafe or dangerous, and could result in death.

When teens become interested in drugs and experiment with them, they are dicing with death.

I believe everyone understands that drinking and driving is to dice with death.

Climbing up the mountain in such awful weather is to dice with death.

Other phrases about:

Few Words and Many Deeds

actions are more important than words

box clever

- to act or behave in a clever way to get what you want
- to act skillfully and cunning or deceitly to achive the goal

By the skin of my (or one's) teeth

Have barely enough time to do something; succeed in doing something by the thinnest of margins

on a knife-edge

A situation makes people anxious or worried, and nobody knows they will succeed or fail, or nobody knows what is going to happen next.

on a/the razor's edge

Used to refer to a difficult or dangerous situation

Grammar and Usage of Dice with death

Verb Forms

diced with death
dices with death
dicing with death

The verb "dice" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Dice with death

The term "dice with" refers to playing a game of chance using dice. In the mid-twentieth century, the phrase "dice with death" was used by journalists to describe the risks that racing drivers took. The expression appears to have been associated with motoring for some time, but it is increasingly used in other risky activities.

The Origin Cited: Internet .