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Take a chance

verb

Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. Synonyms: adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take chances.

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"Take a chance" Quotes from Famous Books

... players. Oh, by the way, one more thing. That lead block up there—" The man motioned with his head toward a one-foot cube suspended by a thick cable. "It's rigged to drop every now and again. Averages five minutes. A warning light flashes first. You can take a chance; sometimes the light's a bluff. You can set the clock back on it by dropping another chip—or you can let go ...

— Gambler's World • John Keith Laumer

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... had bought it in London or New York I could not remember. Whether it was evidence for or against I could not be sure. So I took it off and began to fan myself with it, hoping to get a look at the name of the maker. But with the eyes of the young prosecuting attorney fixed upon me, I did not dare take a chance. Then, to aid me, a German aeroplane passed overhead, and those who were giving me the third degree looked up. I stopped fanning myself and cast a swift glance inside the hat. To my intense satisfaction I read, stamped on the leather lining: "Knox, ...

— With the Allies • Richard Harding Davis

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... themselves. They been doin' that every day for a week. If one of us set a piece of net in the river and took three hundred salmon the canners would holler their heads off. There'd be a patrol boat on our heels all the time if they thought we'd take a chance." ...

— Poor Man's Rock • Bertrand W. Sinclair

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... and snaked forward. There was nothing else to do but take a chance. But he meant at least to minimize it, and certainly not to let ...

— Oh, You Tex! • William Macleod Raine

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... the least, sir, provided your life were at issue," Harleston answered. "For my part, I think it isn't even seriously threatened. If Mrs. Spencer will shift her aim to me, I'll take a chance." ...

— The Cab of the Sleeping Horse • John Reed Scott

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