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- chance arm
chance arm
chance your arm
(British & Australian informal) to take a risk in order to get something that you want Aren't you chancing your arm a bit giving up a secure job to start a business?
See stand a chance, have a chance in hell
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Oiva | | OY-vah | Finnish |
| Priska | | - | German, Biblical Greek |
| Cam (1) | | - | Vietnamese |
| Minerva | | mi-NUR-və (English) | Roman Mythology, English |
| Manfried | | MAHN-freet | German |
| Jepson | | JEP-sən | English (Rare) |