chance one's arm

verb

To take a risk.

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Meanings

verbchance one's arm (third-person singular simple present chances one's arm, present participle chancing one's arm, simple past and past participle chanced one's arm)

present singular third person chances one's arm · participle present chancing one's arm · participle past chanced one's arm · past chanced one's arm

  1. informalTo take a risk.
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chance one's arm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chance%20one's%20arm

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