risky business

noun

: a situation or activity that involves the possibility of being hurt

Love is a risky business.

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Watch on Amazon Coming 2 America Relying on nostalgia to carry new entries in long-dormant series can be risky business, but Eddie Murphy’s return to the role of Prince—now King—Akeem of Zamunda more than three decades after 1988’s Coming to America shows how to do it right. —

Matt Kamen, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024 Starting in a deeper position, Hermansen waits to draw three opponents towards his penalty area before threading an incisive pass forward to Faes, who has space to advance: Baiting the opposition press is a risky business for a goalkeeper. —

Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 31 July 2024 War is a risky business, with potentially very high costs. —

Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2020 Tom Cruise engaged in a little risky business to close out the 2024 Paris Olympics. —

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