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chance on

Idioms  

  1. Also, chance upon. Happen upon, find or meet accidentally, as in In Paris we chanced on a wonderful little restaurant, or Andrew chanced upon his karate teacher in the health-food store. [Mid-1500s]

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Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Monday, she said she initially trained as a circus performer, before coming across skeleton by chance on social media in 2019.

From BBC

“It helps people take a chance on connection,” said Weng, a computer-science student who coded Date Drop in about three weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Life is too short not to take chances on yourself.

From BBC

"I am proud, as an indigenous person, that there are creative people willing to take a chance on me at this age," Momin says.

From BBC

But it was his decision to take a chance on him.

From BBC

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