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rolls the dice

rolls the dice is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rolls the dice

What is rolls the dice the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rolls the dice is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roll the dice.

Words near rolls the dice in the dictionary

  1. rolls over
  2. rolls over in one's grave
  3. Rolls Royce
  4. Rolls Royces
  5. rolls tape
  6. rolls the dice
  7. rolls the tape
  8. rolls the trucks
  9. rolls up
  10. rolls up on
  11. rolls up one's sleeves

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