take one's life in one's hands

English

Alternative forms

• take one's life in one's own hands

Verb

take one's life in one's hands (third-person singular simple present takes one's life in one's hands, present participle taking one's life in one's hands, simple past took one's life in one's hands, past participle taken one's life in one's hands)

1. To take a great risk; to risk death.

   You take your life in your hands when you travel through that bandit country.