chance (redirected from standing a chance)

chance something

to risk doing something; to try doing something while being aware of the risk involved. I don't usually ride horses, but this time I will chance it. Bob didn't have a ticket, but he went to the airport anyway, chancing a cancellation.

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a fifty-fifty chance a fighting chance a ghost of a chance a sporting chance by chance chance chance arm chance on Chance would be a fine thing! chances are fancy chances fat chance Fat chance! fighting chance ghost of a chance Give me a chance!

given half a chance have a cat in hell's chance have a chance in hell have a dog's chance have a fighting chance have a snowball's chance in hell have an eye for the main chance last call leap at the opportunity leave to chance let the chance slip by no chance not a chance Not a chance! not have a chance in hell not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell

off chance on the off chance on the off-chance once-in-a-lifetime chance risk of rain slim chance sporting chance stand a chance stand a chance of take a chance take a chance on take chances when you get a minute You pays your money and you takes your chance