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rolled the dice

rolled the dice is the simple past and past participle of roll the dice.

Meaning of roll the dice

Verb

roll the dice (third-person singular simple present rolls the dice, present participle rolling the dice, simple past and past participle rolled the dice)

  1. (figuratively) To take a chance, particularly a risky attempt.
    • No one really knows which companies and technologies will come out ahead, so everyone is rolling the dice.1995 August 13, Christopher Farrell, “Commentary: Media Control Is Narrowing. Should We Worry?”, in Businessweek, retrieved 14 Aug 2012
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, dice.

Questions about rolled the dice

What is rolled the dice the simple past and past participle of?
Rolled the dice is the simple past and past participle of roll the dice.

Words near rolled the dice in the dictionary

  1. rolled out
  2. rolled out the red carpet
  3. rolled over
  4. rolled over in one's grave
  5. rolled tape
  6. rolled the dice
  7. rolled the tape
  8. rolled the trucks
  9. rolled up
  10. rolled up on
  11. rolled up one's sleeves

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