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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
James Bunting, husband of councillor Sara Bunting, said: "It's good to remember our past. If you forget your past then there's a chance it'll happen again."
“Another Simple Favor” pushes the limits of mainstream filmmaking every chance it gets, in ways so cringeworthy and stupefying that it’s difficult not to, at the very least, respect Feig’s chutzpah.
Morgan increased its assessment of the risk of recession this year to 60%, up from a 40% chance it had published just days prior.
"There is always a chance it can happen, so I prepared for it during the week but you never think it will happen that early," said Roberts.
He'll do what he can to keep the ball in Russia's court, but he knows there's every chance it could end up back in his.
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