Russian roulettenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌrʌʃ.ən ruːˈlet/us/ˌrʌʃ.ən ruːˈlet/a very dangerous game of chance where each player aims at their own head with a gun that has one bullet in it and five empty chambers (= spaces where bullets could go)
the action of taking very serious risks with something important:
Farmers are being forced to play Russian roulette with their futures.
Buying medication off the Internet is a game of Russian roulette.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Gambling & bookmaking
- ante
- bank
- banker
- bet
- betting
- bookmaker
- cockfight
- dice
- draw
- gaming table
- grab bag
- heads or tails? idiom
- high roller
- juke joint
- lose
- lucky dip
- spin a coin idiom
- stake
- tombola
- toss
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