"take a gamble" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-take a gamble.ogg Forms: takes a gamble [present, singular, third-person], taking a gamble [participle, present], took a gamble [past], taken a gamble [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a gamble}} take a gamble (third-person singular simple present takes a gamble, present participle taking a gamble, simple past took a gamble, past participle taken a gamble)
  1. (idiomatic) To try something risky. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: roll the dice, take a chance, take a flyer, take a risk

Inflected forms

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      "word": "roll the dice"
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      "word": "take a chance"
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    {
      "word": "take a risk"
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