take a chance on

take a chance on someone or something

to gamble that something good might happen or that someone might do well; to take a risk that something would go wrong or that someone would do badly. I just couldn't take a chance on Walter, so I picked David. I would never take a chance on that horse!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gennadius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Harshal	-	Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Vardan	-	Armenian
Howell	-	Welsh
Ealdwine	-	Anglo-Saxon
Sally	['sæli]