"pousser sa chance" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \pu.se sa ʃɑ̃s\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-pousser sa chance.wav
  1. Tenter tout ce que la chance offre actuellement.
    Sense id: fr-pousser_sa_chance-fr-verb-vuMNVaQm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pousser sa fortune [dated] Translations: push one's luck (Anglais), tanto va el cántaro a la fuente que al final se rompe (Espagnol), pokoušet štěstí (Tchèque)
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