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I have a business idea. A food truck that sellsnothing but toast.
A whole business built on breakfast, Martin?
Exactly. I have already designed the napkins.
Before you order 10,000, let us talk about risk.
Welcome to your English Toolbox.
I am Martin.
And I am Julia.
Today, four idioms from Lesson 13, Risk, in ourfree Idiom Toolbox course.
Find it at yourenglishtoolbox.com forexplanations, examples, and practice.
The direct lesson link is in this episode'sdescription.
First question. Can I park my toast truck anywhereI like?
If you ignore the rules and hope nobody notices,you could be playing with fire.
Playing with fire means doing something risky thatcould cause serious trouble.
There does not need to be any real fire.
Right. You are playing with fire by sharing yourpassword with strangers.
It usually sounds like a warning, notencouragement.
Understood. Second idea. Every toast customer mustcome from one office next door.
Then you are putting all your eggs in one basket.
But I am not selling eggs.
It is a picture, Martin. If that one basket falls,you lose everything inside it.
The expression means relying on just one plan,option, or source of success.
So I could look for customers in several places.
Exactly. It is not just about money.
Applying to only one course can also mean puttingall your eggs in one basket.
Now, would you tell the festival organizer that mytoast deserves a space?
If I recommend your untested idea, I am stickingmy neck out.
That means exposing yourself to risk or criticism.
You are taking a chance by supporting me.
Yes. Although supporting someone is only one use.
I might also stick my neck out by making aprediction that could be wrong.
Like predicting that toast will replace pizza.
I am not sticking my neck out that far.
Our fourth idiom is take a leap of faith.
That means doing something even though you cannotbe sure it will succeed
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because you choose to trust or believe.
I have tested the menu and checked the rules,
and opening the truck would still feel like a leapof faith.
Good example. A leap of faith does not mean youmust ignore evidence or preparation.
We have used take the plunge before. Finallydeciding to do something you have hesitated about.
Take a leap of faith puts more emphasis on trustwhen the result is uncertain.
Related ideas, but not exactly the same focus.
Your turn. Someone keeps ignoring a safety rulethat could lead to trouble.
Which idiom sounds like a warning?
You are playing with fire. Next, you depend on onecustomer for all your work.
You are putting all your eggs in one basket.
Now, a colleague recommends your unusual proposalknowing people may criticize her.
She is sticking her neck out for you.
Finally, you join a new project because you trustthe team even though success is uncertain.
You take a leap of faith.
Which expression fits a decision in your own life?
Choose the meaning, not just the most dramaticphrase.
Lesson 13. Of the free idiom toolbox has morepractice with all four.
I will start with a small toast event, not 10,000napkins.
That sounds like a plan worth testing. See younext time.