"take one's chances" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes one's chances",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking one's chances",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took one's chances",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken one's chances",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "take<,,took,taken> one's chances"
      },
      "expansion": "take one's chances (third-person singular simple present takes one's chances, present participle taking one's chances, simple past took one's chances, past participle taken one's chances)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "take one's chance"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media:",
          "text": "If you had offered Eddie Jones a 24-point margin of victory against his homeland prior to the start he would have snatched your arm off above the elbow. The fact it was achieved with 36% of the ball and similar territory stats underlines the reality of modern-day rugby: possession is all very well but taking your chances when they arise is what really counts.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of take one's chance"
      ],
      "id": "en-take_one's_chances-en-verb-BmQpQup6",
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        [
          "take one's chance",
          "take one's chance#English"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "take one's chances"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes one's chances",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking one's chances",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took one's chances",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken one's chances",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "take<,,took,taken> one's chances"
      },
      "expansion": "take one's chances (third-person singular simple present takes one's chances, present participle taking one's chances, simple past took one's chances, past participle taken one's chances)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "take one's chance"
        }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media:",
          "text": "If you had offered Eddie Jones a 24-point margin of victory against his homeland prior to the start he would have snatched your arm off above the elbow. The fact it was achieved with 36% of the ball and similar territory stats underlines the reality of modern-day rugby: possession is all very well but taking your chances when they arise is what really counts.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of take one's chance"
      ],
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        [
          "take one's chance",
          "take one's chance#English"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "take one's chances"
}