take one's chance
English
Verb
take one's chance (third-person singular simple present takes one's chance, present participle taking one's chance, simple past took one's chance, past participle taken one's chance)
- (idiomatic) To act in a manner dependent on luck: to attempt to do something risky or not particularly likely to succeed.
- 2010, February 28, Alice Park, The Men’s Figure-Skating Fracas, Time (retrieved 29 Dec. 2022):
- Lysacek opted not to take his chances with the risky move.
- 2010, February 28, Alice Park, The Men’s Figure-Skating Fracas, Time (retrieved 29 Dec. 2022):
Synonyms
Translations
to act in a manner dependent on luck
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