take a gamble

idiom

: to do something that could produce a (very) bad or unpleasant result

He was taking a (big) gamble by investing in the struggling young company.

Examples of take a gamble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When planning their wedding, Lake Tahoe couple Matt and Jessica Grime decided to take a gamble. —

Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024 First cloned horse created in Italy Cambiaso decided to take a gamble. —

Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023 But at this point, the Warriors must take a gamble to avoid a 3-1 hole. —

Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 May 2023 The team will take a gamble that Carter can live up to his full potential. —

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023 But at this point, the Warriors must take a gamble to avoid a 3-1 hole. —

Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 May 2023 Even though the odds of winning lottery games like Powerball are 1 in 292.2 million, players will take a gamble on buying a ticket for the thrill of it, said Donald Nowak, a mental-health counseling professor at Medaille University who has researched gambling addiction. —

Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022 The team will take a gamble that Carter can live up to his full potential. —

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023 As the crypto bear market continues, and money in the industry gets tighter, might investors like Wan be less willing to take a gamble on an unknown? —

Jessica Klein, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023

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