rolls the dice
Takes a chance
To roll the dice is to take a chance, accepting uncertain outcomes: We're rolling the dice on this investment.
The phrase comes from games of chance where thrown dice determine results.
Someone who rolls the dice commits to action despite unpredictable consequences.
She decided to roll the dice and quit her job to start a business.
- choiceAct of selecting
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- leap of faithTrust without verification
go for it · gut feeling · uncertainty · fate · courage · gamble · venture · strategy · destiny · craps · spin the wheel · wager · double or nothing · idiom · risk · moment of truth · randomness · bet
rolls the diceerrs on the side of caution
Acts with excessive prudence
keeps one's powder dry · sits on the fence · holds back · chickens out
rolls the diceholds back
Restrains or delays
freezes up · gets cold feet · chickens out · balks · hesitates
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