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

She's drawn not just by fascination with the genre, but also by the chance it gives her to bring attention to a local case.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

“If I get the chance, it is my duty to speak for Taiwanese society,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

There’s a strong chance it will never get finished.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

If the Supreme Court does not give him that chance, it will add to the long list of instances when the law promises one thing but doesn’t deliver it to death row inmates.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026

“For a while. But it will heal. If you stay off it and give it a chance, it will heal.”

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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