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took a gamble

took a gamble is the simple past of take a gamble.

Meaning of take a gamble

Verb

take a gamble (third-person singular simple present takes a gamble, present participle taking a gamble, simple past took a gamble, past participle taken a gamble)

  1. (idiomatic) To try something risky.
    • He really took a gamble when he left his job to become a writer. But it paid off in the end.

Questions about took a gamble

What is took a gamble the simple past of?
Took a gamble is the simple past of take a gamble.

Words near took a gamble in the dictionary

  1. took a flyer
  2. took a flying fuck at a rolling donut
  3. took a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut
  4. took a flying leap
  5. took a French leave
  6. took a gamble
  7. took a gander
  8. took a hike
  9. took a hint
  10. took a hit
  11. took a joke

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