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

For the three-month period of October, November and December, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center forecasts a 95% chance that El Niño will be “very strong,” and a 5% chance it will merely be “strong.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

But if he gets a chance, it will be instructive for United's coaches to see how he copes with senior opponents.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026

She observed, without turning: “I think I will go back, dear, and chance it Even if I am burned, that would be better than having the Trouble.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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