risky gamble
Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words
A gamble involving a significant chance of a negative outcome.
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- Launching the product early was a risky gamble, but it paid off.
- Investors viewed the merger as a risky gamble with uncertain returns.
- Taking on that debt would be a risky gamble for a small firm.
- The coach called a trick play — a risky gamble in the final minute.
- It might seem like a risky gamble, yet the data support the move.
- She knew quitting her job was a risky gamble, so she saved a cushion first.
- In politics, backing an outsider can be a risky gamble that alienates allies.
- The lab's decision to publish early proved a risky gamble that drew criticism.
- If we delay the launch, it could become a risky gamble rather than a strategy.
- Was betting the whole budget on ads a risky gamble or a masterstroke?