a roll of the dice
idiom
informal
—used to say that something could have either a good result or a bad result
Opening a new restaurant is always a roll of the dice.
It's a roll of the dice whether we succeed or fail.
Examples of a roll of the dice in a Sentence
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Before the backdrop of a magmatic cavern stand three adventurers: a warrior, a mage, and a trickster who, with a roll of the dice, are preparing to defeat a tentacled chthonic beast.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
But the Santa Rosa club members aren’t the only ones out there who prefer a roll of the dice to a mouse click.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
My problem is that signing up for a lesson through a resort or a health club is such a roll of the dice.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Even daily life can feel like a roll of the dice: With regularity, some Americans go to school, the grocery store, church, a concert, or the movies and get gunned down in a random act of mass murder.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2024
For now, the death of our planet is a roll of the dice away from certainty.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
Every day since the trees were planted has been a roll of the dice.
—Stefanos Chen Bryan Anselm, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
Their seats, however, were dictated by a roll of the dice.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
That might be a roll of the dice no media outlet wants to take.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
But the Santa Rosa club members aren’t the only ones out there who prefer a roll of the dice to a mouse click.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
My problem is that signing up for a lesson through a resort or a health club is such a roll of the dice.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Even daily life can feel like a roll of the dice: With regularity, some Americans go to school, the grocery store, church, a concert, or the movies and get gunned down in a random act of mass murder.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2024
For now, the death of our planet is a roll of the dice away from certainty.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
Every day since the trees were planted has been a roll of the dice.
—Stefanos Chen Bryan Anselm, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
Their seats, however, were dictated by a roll of the dice.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
That might be a roll of the dice no media outlet wants to take.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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“A roll of the dice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20roll%20of%20the%20dice. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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