take a chance

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take a chance

verb takes a chance · taking a chance · took a chance · taken a chance

  1. idiomatic To risk doing something; to try something risky. He took a chance by supporting the unknown artist.

    Similar: roll the dice, take a flyer, take a gamble, take a risk

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verb to risk

Españoldejar lo cierto por lo dudoso, rifársela
Françaisse jeter à l'eau
Italianorischiare
Ελληνικάρισκάρω riskáro, ριψοκινδυνεύω ripsokindynévo
Русскийрискова́ть riskovátʹ

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@misc{take_a_chance_2026,
  title = {take a chance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20chance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}