(~s)
1.
Perils are great dangers. (FORMAL)
...the ~s of the sea...
We are in the gravest ~.
N-VAR: usu with supp
2.
The ~s of a particular activity or course of action are the dangers or problems it may involve.
...the ~s of starring in a television commercial.
N-PLURAL: with poss
3.
If you say that someone does something at their ~, you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it.
Anyone who breaks the law does so at their ~.
PHRASE: PHR after v