铤而走险

tǐngérzǒuxiǎn

铤而走险 — tǐngérzǒuxiǎn

1. to take a risk out of desperation; to take a desperate gamble

   公司面临破产，他铤而走险，借了高利贷来度过难关。 gōngsī miànlín pòchǎn tā tǐngérzǒuxiǎn jièle gāolìdài lái dùguònánguān — The company faced bankruptcy; he took a desperate gamble and borrowed from a loan shark to get through the crisis.