hazard of the die

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But, like King Richard, he had "set his fate upon a cast," and he "would stand the hazard of the die."

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

Another hour! and lively as before The pike appears; while Peter, wearied sore, With itching fingers longs his fate to try, Yet dares not stand the hazard of the die.

From The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook by Novice, A.

"She sets her life upon the cast, and she must stand the hazard of the die."

From Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Edgeworth, Maria

We decided that the thing could not be politely done, and we had set our own stomachs on a cast, and they must stand the hazard of the die.

From The Uncommercial Traveller by Dickens, Charles

I have set my happiness on another cast, and I will stand the hazard of the die.

From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love