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

Eventually, there’s a chance it winds up in the photo gallery of a Stake employee, where your content becomes an ad for the company.

From Slate

Now, I am not saying that one model run is wrong or the forecast given is "fake news" as there is a chance it could be accurate.

From BBC

“But there’s a slight chance it could blow up and everybody dies,” Musk said.

From Los Angeles Times

Because Trump will be tied up with a presidential transition and the legal questions about sentencing a president are so complex, some scholars see very little chance it will stay on the calendar.

From BBC

Head into the music studio We’re gonna go home and I’m gonna work on music, and then I’m gonna get frustrated and stop working on music unless it goes well, but it’s a 50/50 chance it won’t.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• compromise
• endanger
• jeopardize
• menace