calculated risk
noun[C]
uk/ˌ ˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪ.tɪd ˈrɪsk/us/ˌkæl.kjʊ.leɪ.t̬ɪd ˈrɪsk/ariskthat youconsiderworthtaking because theresult, if it issuccessful, will be so good:
值得冒的风险Thedirectortook acalculatedriskin giving the film'smainroleto anunknownactor.导演甘愿冒险让一位不知名的演员担任影片的主角。
Dangers and threats
- balefully
- baneful
- black spot
- brinkmanship
- hazard
- hazardous
- hazmat
- hazmat suit
- high-risk
- or elseidiom
- parlous
- peril
- perilous
- perilously
- precipice
- someone'sbark isworsethanhis/herbiteidiom
- tombstoning
- triple threat
- ultra-hazardous
- venturesome