take a gamble

English

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Verb

take a gamble (third-person singular simple present takes a gamble, present participle taking a gamble, simple past took a gamble, past participle taken a gamble)

(idiomatic) To try something risky.
He really took a gamble when he left his job to become a writer. But it paid off in the end.

Synonyms

roll the dice, take a chance, take a flyer, take a risk

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