risky business
noun
: a situation or activity that involves the possibility of being hurt
Love is a risky business.
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Sober bars are still risky business Opening any brick-and-mortar business is a gamble, but sober bars face considerable challenges in staying open, said Marshall, who advises prospective sober bar owners.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024
Relying on others for security is a risky business, particularly when, as in the European Union, member states have widely different conceptions of the nature of the threats confronting them.
—Anand Menon, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2013
Winkle’s later-life career change, a story dramatic in its details of risky business, sudden riches and an inauspicious demise, is just one colorful thread in the vast tapestry of the California marijuana black market that supplies much of America with high-grade, illicit pot.
—Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Well, as the Doctor knows all too well, traveling back in time can be a risky business.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2023
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Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024
Relying on others for security is a risky business, particularly when, as in the European Union, member states have widely different conceptions of the nature of the threats confronting them.
—Anand Menon, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2013
Winkle’s later-life career change, a story dramatic in its details of risky business, sudden riches and an inauspicious demise, is just one colorful thread in the vast tapestry of the California marijuana black market that supplies much of America with high-grade, illicit pot.
—Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Well, as the Doctor knows all too well, traveling back in time can be a risky business.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2023
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