roll the dice



roll the dice

1. Literally, to roll dice, as for or in a game of chance. I'm usually not much of a gambler, but I couldn't resist heading to the craps table to roll the dice!
2. By extension, to take some risk on the hope or chance of a fortunate outcome. Look, worst case scenario is that we get hit with a fine, so I say we just roll the dice and hope it doesn't come to that.
See also: dice, roll

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IrwinUR-winEnglish
Mariema-REE (French), mah-REE (German)French, Czech, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ioseb-Georgian
AlisonAL-i-sən (English), a-lee-SAWN (French)English, French
Sajjad-Arabic
DecimusDE-ki-muwsAncient Roman