take a chance
idiom
: to do something that could have either good or bad results
She's trying to find a publisher who will take a chance on her book.
It might not work, but it's a chance we'll have to take.
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Like the Chiefs, Roseman will take a chance on a super-talented player whose off-field actions scared off other teams, such as star defensive tackle Jalen Carter, 23.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The film about Palestinian resistance to Israeli actions in the West Bank, framed by a friendship between a Palestinian activist and an Israeli ally, has attracted no buyer willing to take a chance.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
That creates a solid lineup tandem with third baseman Matt Chapman, but could president of baseball operations Buster Posey also take a chance on Spencer Torkelson of the Detroit Tigers?
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Film itself, and how people will and won’t find it or take a chance on it, has changed no less.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The film about Palestinian resistance to Israeli actions in the West Bank, framed by a friendship between a Palestinian activist and an Israeli ally, has attracted no buyer willing to take a chance.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
That creates a solid lineup tandem with third baseman Matt Chapman, but could president of baseball operations Buster Posey also take a chance on Spencer Torkelson of the Detroit Tigers?
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Film itself, and how people will and won’t find it or take a chance on it, has changed no less.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Take a chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20chance. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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