I risk doing vs I risk making

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I risk doing' is used when referring to actions or activities that involve a certain level of risk or uncertainty. On the other hand, 'I risk making' is used when talking about creating or producing something that may involve a risk or potential negative outcome.

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I risk doing

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to actions or activities that involve a certain level of risk or uncertainty.

This phrase is used to express the idea that someone is taking a chance or facing a potential negative outcome by doing something.

Examples:

I risk doing poorly on the exam if I don't study.
She risked doing harm to herself by attempting the dangerous stunt.
They risk doing damage to the environment if they continue to pollute.
He risks doing more harm than good by intervening in the situation.
We risk doing more harm than good if we don't take action now.

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This is a business deal and I'm doing risk assessment.
Mr President, as the Ohrid Agreement imposes very stringent conditions on Macedonia as regards the protection of minorities, I would ask that we avoid applying double standards, which I rather think we risk doing.
What makes you think for a second I would risk my life doing this for you?
Any wiggle, and we risk doing more damage than when they went in.
Given its size and relative position, we risk doing more damage if we attack it surgically.
It's a big risk doing something like that.
Unless you want to risk doing time, we need to be thorough.
- Why? - Because we can't risk doing anything that alters the past.
This asymmetry risks doing lasting damage to competition: progress on the basis of Parliament's resolution of 11 March 2004 and the amended Commission proposal (COM(2004)0468) are urgently needed.
Why do you have her risk doing stuff like that?
Why do you have her risk doing stuff like that?
We already stated with regard to the Lambert report that whatever was removed from the regulation could be retrieved via the annexes, and that is what the improvements we have made risk doing in a number of areas.
They call for the European Council to launch an immediate resumption of the IGC, to reach a conclusion before 1 May 2004 on the basis of the draft constitutional treaty put forward by the Convention, without changing its fundamental balance, which some proposals risk doing.
Another imposes an obligation on Member States to draw up an inventory of closed sites, with rehabilitation work to start on those which are causing serious negative environmental impacts, or risk doing so, within four years.
But why would he risk doing that in a hospital where someone could walk in at any moment?
But why would he risk doing that in a hospital where someone could walk in at any moment?
Why risk doing business in the U.S., with someone in New York?
I agree with Mr Leinen that the Presidency of the Council, at this stage of debate, would be ill-advised to try to pre-empt results, and would indeed risk doing damage were it to do that.
Agatha thinks I'm putting all of us at risk by doing this.
And I took a lot of risks in doing it.

Alternatives:

I take a chance by doing
I face the risk of doing
I put myself at risk by doing
I gamble on doing
I hazard doing

I risk making

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when talking about creating or producing something that may involve a risk or potential negative outcome.

This phrase is used to convey the idea that someone is taking a chance or facing a potential negative consequence by making or producing something.