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English Idiom: Dice with death
The picture above should tell the whole story here.
Dice with death means to do something perilous.
The man above is dicing with death by using his smartphone while driving a vehicle.
Not only that, but it seems to be around dawn or dusk, so the sun is low in the sky and would probably shine in his eyes if he were not looking at his smartphone, affecting his ability to see clearly.
Yes, this gentleman is taking his life and that of his passenger’s in his hands.
Of course, playing Russian roulette with the possibility of severe injury is sometimes very exciting, and the popularity of extreme sports reflects this.
Just remember that if we dice with death and lose, there is no reset button.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least an 8th-grade education (age 13 – 14).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 67.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.