chance it

Idioms  

1. 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.

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chance it

Football is such a gigantic industry now that there is, obviously, little or no chance it will ever be stopped.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

“What was once a 1-in-500 or 1-in-1,000 chance, it was now a 1-in-100 or a 1-in-75 chance,” Snow said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

There have been growing concerns recently about the technology's potential risks - the most serious of which suggested there is a greater than 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

But once he was handed a chance, it didn’t take long for Freese to turn heads around MLS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

“And we will all participate. The more of us who say the prayer, the better the chance it will be heard.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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