take a gamble

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take a gamble

verb takes a gamble · taking a gamble · took a gamble · taken a gamble

  1. idiomatic To try something risky. He really took a gamble when he left his job to become a writer. But it paid off in the end.

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

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@misc{take_a_gamble_2026,
  title = {take a gamble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20gamble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}