life and limb
noun/ˈlaɪf n̩ ˈlɪm/US
Etymology
A reference to a person risking the loss of their life and injury to their limbs (arms and legs).
Definitions
Existence together with the bodily faculties.
- Those kids are risking life and limb when they go inside that old abandoned house: it might collapse on their heads.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for life and limb. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA