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

That belated question drew wide attention to her appeal, even though there was little or no chance it would be seriously considered by the high court.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

I realize in that moment that I cannot be afraid of something if there’s no chance it could ever occur.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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