take one's chance

verb

To act in a manner dependent on luck: to attempt to do something risky or not particularly likely to succeed.

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Meanings

verbtake one's chance (third-person singular simple present takes one's chance, present participle taking one's chance, simple past took one's chance, past participle taken one's chance)

present singular third person takes one's chance · participle present taking one's chance · past took one's chance · participle past taken one's chance

  1. idiomaticTo act in a manner dependent on luck: to attempt to do something risky or not particularly likely to succeed.

    Lysacek opted not to take his chances with the risky move.

    2010, February 28, Alice Park, The Men’s Figure-Skating Fracas, Time (retrieved 29 Dec. 2022)

    Synonyms: take one's chances

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo act in a manner dependent on luck: to attempt to do something risky or not particularly likely to succeed.

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take one's chances

Translations

Ancient Greek παραβέλλομαι
  • παραβέλλομαι (parabéllomai)to act in a manner dependent on luck
Finnish ottaa riski, koettaa onneaan
  • ottaa riskito act in a manner dependent on luck
  • koettaa onneaanto act in a manner dependent on luck
Polish ryzykować, zaryzykować
  • ryzykowaćto act in a manner dependent on luck
  • zaryzykowaćto act in a manner dependent on luck
Spanish jugársela
  • jugárselato act in a manner dependent on luck
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Chicago

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