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roll the dice

verb

Etymology

Metaphor from the use of dice in gambling games.

Definitions

  1. To take a chance, particularly a risky attempt.

    • No one really knows which companies and technologies will come out ahead, so everyone is rolling the dice.
    • Could we take the chance? Could we roll the dice?
    • Whatever comes next, the events of the June 12 presidential election will be remembered as a turning point in Iran's revolutionary history; a moment when Ayatullah Ali Khamenei rolled the dice.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, dice.

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