take a chance
idiom
: to do something that could have either good or bad results
She's trying to find a publisher who will take a chance on her book.
It might not work, but it's a chance we'll have to take.
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Real estate pros take a chance when participating and exposing themselves to audience scrutiny.
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Carole Horst, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
Francis owns that movie because nobody would take a chance on it, even after The Godfather.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
Not one store or business in his small Iowa town would take a chance on a young man born without arms.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
As Madeline uses Ernest to cling to her rapidly fading stardom and Helen plots her revenge, the two separately take a chance on a potion from Viola Van Horn (Isabella Rossellini), a mysterious woman with a secret that’s to die for.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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Carole Horst, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
Francis owns that movie because nobody would take a chance on it, even after The Godfather.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
Not one store or business in his small Iowa town would take a chance on a young man born without arms.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
As Madeline uses Ernest to cling to her rapidly fading stardom and Helen plots her revenge, the two separately take a chance on a potion from Viola Van Horn (Isabella Rossellini), a mysterious woman with a secret that’s to die for.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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