grasp the nettle
play the odds
face the music
go by
make a stick for one's own back
stand up on one's hind legs
go big or go home
cross the Rubicon
fuck around and find out
pay the fiddler
carry the can
outface
get what's coming to one
bark up the wrong tree
go
walk on the wild side
reap the whirlwind
follow through
go through with
pay
push it
put through
shoot first and ask questions later
follow out
Nance
follow up
implement
carry out
show willing
be cruel to be kind
tie up loose ends
choose
posture
come to Jesus
pull the trigger
sail close to the wind
fall into a trap
pay the price
call someone's bluff
outpsych
gamble
run a risk
react
adventure
hazard
play silly buggers
take a chance
slubber
atone
make the best of a bad job
risk
wash with
chance
misact
persist
strike
talk through one's hat
take chances
mimp
implicate
cringe
plant a seed
swallow
think about
trollop
go off half-cocked
see to
shoot one's mouth off
live on the edge
downarg
kick a dog when it's down
give a good account of oneself
relax
ask for trouble
go it blind
toy with
wear
bite the bullet
whizzle
avow
jump on