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

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday that El Niño has strengthened in the past month, and there’s about a seven-in-10 chance it will be the strongest such pattern since 1950.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"To be in the Olympics is an ambition for every athlete and, if ever there is a chance, it is now," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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

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

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

It was only later, when I replayed it all, that I appreciated how perfectly shaped a chance it was for me.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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