A Calculated Risk Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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a calculated risk What does a calculated risk mean?	an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed	The company took a calculated risk when they put the new computer screen on the market.
a calculated risk What does a calculated risk mean?	an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed	The company took a calculated risk when they put the new computer on the market.
a calculated risk What does a calculated risk mean?	an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed	The company took a calculated risk when they put the new computer screen on the market.
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read (something) through What does "read (something) through" mean?	to read all of something	I read the report through before I returned it to my supervisor.

take an interest in (something) What does "take an interest in (something)" mean?	to develop an interest in something	Recently my cousin has taken an interest in fishing.
get off the hook What does "get off the hook" mean?	to become free from an obligation	I got off the hook and I did not have to clean the classroom after school.
go back on (something) What does "go back on (something)" mean?	to not be faithful or loyal to one's word or an agreement	The company directors went back on their word to give the employees a salary increase.
steal a base What does "steal a base" mean?	sneak from one base to another in baseball	sneak from one base to another in baseballThe young baseball player won an award for stealing the most bases in one year.
get across (something) What does "get across (something)" mean?	to explain something, to make something understood	I always try to get across the importance of taking care of one's computer.
white lie What does "white lie" mean?	a harmless lie often told to be polite	I told the woman a white lie when I said that I would be too busy to meet her.

cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face What does "cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face" mean?	to make things worse for oneself because you are angry at someone else	The man is cutting off his nose to spite his face. Taking revenge on his neighbor will only cause him more problems.
bite (someone's) head off What does "bite (someone's) head off" mean?	to speak to someone in an angry way	I went to speak with my supervisor but she bit my head off.
acid head What does "acid head" mean?	user of LSD.	He was an acid head in college but hasn't used since.

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A Calculated Risk Idiom