take a chance

and take a risk

to try something where failure or bad fortune is likely. Come on, take a chance. You may lose, but it's worth trying. I'm not reckless, but I don't mind taking a risk now and then.

take a chance

Risk something, gamble, as in I'll take a chance that he'll be on the next plane. [c. 1900]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kiki	KEE-kee (English), kee-KEE (Greek)	English, German, Greek
Abia	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Kekepania	-	Hawaiian
Watkins	['wɔtkinz]
Livnat	-	Hebrew
NedİM	-	Turkish