Complete Definition of "at stake"

English

Adjective
at stake (no comparative or superlative)
#idiom In danger; hazarded; pledged; at risk.
#:Doesn't he realize that all of our lives are at stake here too?
#:I see my reputation is at stake. — Shakespeare

Translations
Dutch: op het spel, in gevaar
French: en jeu, en danger

See also
up the ante
on the line
ride on

Revision and Credits for"at stake"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.