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take a chance
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. take a chance - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"adventure, gamble, run a risk, take chances, risk, chance, hazardattempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"go for broke - risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"luck it, luck through - act by relying on one's luck |
take a chance
take a chanceTo try to do something that has a high probability of having a negative or unfortunate outcome. I'm taking a real chance hiring this guy, so you had better be right about him. You're never going to find real success unless you're willing to take a chance now and then.See also: chance, taketake a chance and take a riskto try something where failure or bad fortune is likely. Come on, take a chance. You may lose, but it's worth trying. I'm not reckless, but I don't mind taking a risk now and then.See also: chance, taketake a chanceRisk something, gamble, as in I'll take a chance that he'll be on the next plane. [c. 1900] See also: chance, taketake a ˈchance (on something) do something without being sure of success: We took a chance on being able to get tickets on the day of the match, but they were sold out.See also: chance, taketake ˈchances do risky things: Take no chances: don’t lend money to people you don’t know.See also: chance, takeEncyclopediaSeechanceLegalSeeChanceAcronymsSeetacrolimustake a chance
Synonyms for take a chanceverb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcomeSynonyms- adventure
- gamble
- run a risk
- take chances
- risk
- chance
- hazard
Related Words- attempt
- essay
- try
- assay
- seek
- go for broke
- luck it
- luck through
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