chance it

Idioms and Phrases

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 .

Example Sentences

There is a good deal of prejudice against the "chuck-and-chance-it" style among the advocates of the dry-fly method of fishing.

From Project Gutenberg

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