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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Example Sentences

If you have travel insurance, there is a chance it includes conflict-related disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Prediction markets suggest Paramount is now in the driving seat: Polymarket’s event-based contracts implies a 53% chance it closes the deal, compared with odds of 37% for Netflix.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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

"If Carlos plays really well there is no chance, it doesn't matter what my result is," said Sinner.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

“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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