Akademik

• НА СВОЙ (СОБСТВЕННЫЙ) СТРАХ И РИСК coll; НА СВОЙ (СОБСТВЕННЫЙ) СТРАХ obs

[PrepP; these forms only; adv; usu. this WO]

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⇒ (to do sth. that involves risk, danger, the possibility of negative repercussions for o.s. etc) taking full responsibility for the outcome upon o.s.:

- at one's own risk.

     ♦ ...Беспрерывно отгибая вниз непослушную манишку, [Паниковский] поведал Балаганову о серьезнейшем опыте, который он проделал на свой страх и риск (Ильф и Петров 2). ...Incessantly straightening out his recalcitrant dickey, [Panikovsky] told Balaganov of an important experiment he had carrsd out at his own risk (2a).