gambler's chance
Example Sentences
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Gibbons will take a gambler's chance with a percentage of the gate receipts.
From Time Magazine Archive
A gambler's chance at stolen money—is that what you figure on buying, sir?
From The Million-Dollar Suitcase by MacGowan, Alice
Life without opportunity and without a gambler's chance to win a considerable prize is not attractive to anyone.
From Crime: Its Cause and Treatment by Darrow, Clarence
Don't take a gambler's chance by sending out your scripts without knowing precisely what is a good prospect.
From Writing the Photoplay by Esenwein, J. Berg (Joseph Berg)
To drop down, on the off-chance of finding his quarry, was taking a gambler's chance, and Tam prided himself that he was no gambler.
From Tam o' the Scoots by Wallace, Edgar
