- take a chance
- take a chance & take a riskto try something where failure or bad fortune is likely. •
Come on, take a chance. You may lose, but it's worth trying.
•I'm not reckless, but I don't mind taking a risk now and then.
* * *{v. phr.} To accept the risk of failure or loss. * /We will take a chance on the weather and have the party outdoors./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.