Risk (one's) neck verb phrase
To do something harmful or dangerous to one's health and life
That courageous man risked his neck to rescue a boy dragged into a whirlpool.
Though I unfortunately dropped my wallet out of the window, I didn't risk my neck reaching out to catch it.
He was extolled as a hero for risking his neck to catch a girl falling from the thirteenth floor.
If you take a flyer (on something), you take a chance, risk, or gamble on it.
This proverb advise you already have your own valuable thing, so you don't need to take the risk of getting something better, which may cause you to lose everything.
1. To grab or make the most of the opportunities when they happens or exists
2. When you take your chances, you take a risk because you may fail.
To do something without considering risks, threats, or consequences
Used when someone is doing something that can cause them to die or be seriously injured
The verb "risk" must be conjugated according to its tense.