take one's chances
Hope for luck
To take one's chances is to accept uncertainty and proceed despite risk, trusting luck or fate rather than seeking guarantees: I know the odds aren't great, but I'll take my chances.
The phrase often implies a deliberate choice to act without full information or protection: She decided to take her chances with the weather and leave the umbrella behind.
- leap of faithTrust without verification
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- braveryBoldness before danger
- betRisked stake on outcome
play the odds · dare · venture · risk · boldness · odds · roll the dice · spin the wheel · unpredictability · wager · trial · uncertainty · experiment · probability · fate · daring · audacity · long shot
take one's chancesplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
err on the side of caution · leave nothing to chance · hedge one's bets · cover one's bases · be careful
take one's chanceshold back
Prevent forward movement
wait and see · bide one's time · tread carefully · think twice · keep one's head down
take, takes, taken, taking, taker, takers, uptake, intake, overtake