take a flyer on something

take a flyer (on something)

tv. to take a chance on something. Fred is too wise an investor to take a flyer on some story stock like that.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Unice	-	English (Rare)
Corrie	['kɔri]
Llyr	-	Welsh Mythology
Sabrina	sə-BREEN-ə (English), sah-BREE-nah (Italian), zahp-REE-nah (German)	English, Italian, German
Adannaya	-	Western African, Igbo
Nigellus	-	English (Archaic)