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.
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At the heart of the fight over the government shutdown is the fate of health insurance for millions of Americans who may soon face an impossible choice: accept a significant increase in their premiums or take a gamble and forgo coverage.
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Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2025
Will the front office take a gamble on a then 33-year-old Gurriel who hasn't played in over a year?
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Any playoff team that is low in wings/forwards would do well to take a gamble on one of these guys.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Liverpool did not want to take a gamble on him not being able to play.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Laying down the House gavel to take a gamble in a crowded primary could be risky.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2024
However, the Mets have the financial flexibility to take a gamble on Bieber depending on how the rest of their rotation is constructed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Read the full Capricorn Daily Horoscope Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Tempted to take a gamble?
—USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
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Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2025
Will the front office take a gamble on a then 33-year-old Gurriel who hasn't played in over a year?
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Any playoff team that is low in wings/forwards would do well to take a gamble on one of these guys.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Liverpool did not want to take a gamble on him not being able to play.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Laying down the House gavel to take a gamble in a crowded primary could be risky.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2024
However, the Mets have the financial flexibility to take a gamble on Bieber depending on how the rest of their rotation is constructed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Read the full Capricorn Daily Horoscope Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Tempted to take a gamble?
—USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
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“Take a gamble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20gamble. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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