crapshoot

crapshoot

A situation whose outcome is uncertain or unpredictable. Refers to the gambling game "craps." This neighborhood has been revitalized in recent years, but buying a house here is still a financial crapshoot. Relationships are a crapshoot, unfortunately. There's no way to know from the beginning which ones are going to last. I can't tell if the boss is in a good mood today. So asking for time off is going to be a crapshoot, huh?

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crapshoot

n. a gamble; a matter of chance. (Like a crap [dice] game.) The stock market isn’t concerned with value anymore. It’s just a crapshoot.

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