take a risk

take a risk
take a chance & take a risk
to 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.

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See: RUN A RISK.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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