roll the dice
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roll the dice
Where it comes from
Metaphor from the use of dice in gambling games.
verb rolls the dice · rolling the dice · rolled the dice
- To take a chance, particularly a risky attempt. No one really knows which companies and technologies will come out ahead, so everyone is rolling the dice.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, dice.
Similar: take a flyer, take a gamble, take a risk
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