try one's luck

verb

To make a risky attempt.

“Why don't you try your luck at the blackjack tables?”

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have a gohave a shottry out
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Meanings

verbtry one's luck (third-person singular simple present tries one's luck, present participle trying one's luck, simple past and past participle tried one's luck)

present singular third person tries one's luck · participle present trying one's luck · participle past tried one's luck · past tried one's luck

  1. To make a risky attempt.

    Why don't you try your luck at the blackjack tables?

    1 more example

    Ki Sung-Yeung tried his luck from distance with a fierce left-foot shot but the attempt was always rising over the top.

    2011 March 2, Andy Campbell, “Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers”, in BBC

    Synonyms: have a go, have a shot, try out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make a risky attempt.

Similar
have a gohave a shottry out

Translations

Finnish koettaa onneaan
  • koettaa onneaanTranslations
French tenter sa chance
  • tenter sa chanceTranslations
Hindi क़िस्मत आज़माना
  • क़िस्मत आज़माना (qismat āzmānā)Translations
Polish próbować szczęścia, spróbować szczęścia
  • próbować szczęściaTranslations
  • spróbować szczęściaTranslations
Portuguese tentar a sorte
  • tentar a sorteTranslations
Urdu قسمت آزمانا
  • قسمت آزماناTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

try one's luck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20one's%20luck

MLA

“try one's luck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20one's%20luck. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “try one's luck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20one's%20luck.

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