roll the dice
English
Etymology
Metaphor from the use of dice in gambling games.
Pronunciation
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Verb
roll the dice (third-person singular simple present rolls the dice, present participle rolling the dice, simple past and past participle rolled the dice)
- (idiomatic) To take a chance.
- 1995 Aug. 13, Christopher Farrell, "Commentary: Media Control Is Narrowing. Should We Worry?," Businessweek (retrieved 14 Aug. 2012):
- No one really knows which companies and technologies will come out ahead, so everyone is rolling the dice.
- 2003, James Siegel, Derailed, →ISBN, (Google preview):
- Could we take the chance? Could we roll the dice?
- 2009 June 15, Tony Karon, "Khamenei: The Power Behind the President," Time:
- Whatever comes next, the events of the June 12 presidential election will be remembered as a turning point in Iran's revolutionary history; a moment when Ayatullah Ali Khamenei rolled the dice.
- 2011 Sep. 3, Jesse Hirsch, "Local Grocery Stores Try to Find Traction in Tough Times," New York Times (retrieved 14 Aug. 2012):
- Fresh & Easy is rolling the dice that Ms. Morris’s shopping patterns are not unique.
- 1995 Aug. 13, Christopher Farrell, "Commentary: Media Control Is Narrowing. Should We Worry?," Businessweek (retrieved 14 Aug. 2012):
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