nothing ventured
Playing it safe
Nothing ventured is the first half of the proverb "nothing ventured, nothing gained"—you can't achieve anything without taking risks.
The truncated form works as a shrug acknowledging that a failed attempt was still worth making: I asked her out and she said no, but nothing ventured.
Sometimes used before taking a chance: Nothing ventured—here goes.
- riskPossibility of harm
- rewardPayment for service
- high stakesSignificant potential for loss
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- roll the diceAccept uncertain outcome
leap · courage · no guts no glory · dare · bold · fortune · chance · shot in the dark · opportunity · seize the day · hesitate · timid · regret · try · attempt · wager · stakes · go for broke
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- couragebravery, resilience, fearlessness, boldness, courage
- opportunitygolden opportunity, window of opportunity, opportunity knocks, once in a lifetime, golden chance
- risk phrasestake a chance, take a gamble, risk it all, go for broke, roll the dice
nothing venturedbold action
Courageous, risky undertaking
taking the plunge · going for broke · throwing caution to the wind · all in · rolling the dice
nothing venturedseizing the day
Embracing the present moment
taking initiative · going all out · diving in · carpe diem · going for it
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