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chance it
Idioms and Phrases
Take the risk or hazard of, as in I don't know if there's a later bus but let's chance it . The verb to chance alone was so used for a time, as in Let's just chance the rain—I'm not buying a new umbrella! [Late 1800s] Also see take a chance .Example Sentences
Morgan increased its assessment of the risk of recession this year to 60%, up from a 40% chance it had published just days prior.
"There is always a chance it can happen, so I prepared for it during the week but you never think it will happen that early," said Roberts.
He'll do what he can to keep the ball in Russia's court, but he knows there's every chance it could end up back in his.
But there is still a reasonable chance it might not happen at all.
You’ll clap twice as loud on the very good chance it captures a hard-earned Oscar win.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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