Gamble on
Gamble on verb - To take a chance on.
Both terms in one sentence
- Affected citizens decide to gamble on any form of afterlife before the disease runs its course: some commit suicides by drowning or by imbibing various Gargle Blasters and some just take their fury out on the police and LSIF forces patrolling the city.
Source: Literature / Labyrinths of Echo -
Sometimes it would be glorified in history - like throwing themselves to their deaths at Machine gun Hill (take a gamble on how it got its name) or not moving an inch despite shelling and gas at Naaves sala (Island of Death) during WWI.
Source: Sociopathic Soldier - Daymond, who could relate to asking parents for a loan, decided to take a gamble on her, offering her $70,000 for 70% of the company, allowing him to handle distribution of the product while taking her under his tutelage.
Source: Series / Dragon's Den
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