jugarse el tipo

Language: es

1.
Pan-Hispanicinformalcolloquial
- To risk one's personal safety or life; to put oneself in physical danger.
- To expose oneself to serious harm in order to achieve or defend something.
2.
Pan-Hispanicinformalcolloquial
- To risk one's reputation, position, or well-being; to stake personal interests on a course of action.

Examples:

ES: Porque era dinamita... y no quería jugarse el tipo.
EN: Because these papers are like dynamite. He was afraid, but now he's got nothing to lose.
ES: Es contrario a su religiòn jugarse el tipo.
EN: It's against his religion to stick his neck out.

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