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look outTo look from within to the outside.Rate it:

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come byTo obtain; to get, now especially by chance or involuntarily.Rate it:

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fancy one's chancesTo believe that one has a good chance of success.Rate it:

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jump atTo accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.Rate it:

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leaped at the oppotunityjumped at the chanceRate it:

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stumble acrossTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.Rate it:

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stave inTo stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.Rate it:

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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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luck of the drawA selection rife with low odds of winning. A game of chance. Luck associated with one's propensity for winning.Rate it:

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roll the diceTo take a chance.Rate it:

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run acrossTo find or discover by chance.Rate it:

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stumble onTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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under lock and keyImprisoned with little or no chance of escape.Rate it:

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come uponto discover or find, especially by chance or accident.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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play aroundTo engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.Rate it:

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happen onto find by chance,Rate it:

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as luck may have itby chance, luckilyRate it:

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au petit bonheur!I will chance it!Rate it:

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aux innocents les mains pleinesLes novices disposent parfois de plus de chance.Rate it:

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barber's signA standing pole and two wash-balls, historically used outside barber's shops.Rate it:

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beyond the black stumpExtremely remote, outside the populated area.Rate it:

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beyond the paleDescribing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company.Rate it:

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bite of the cherryA chance; an attempt at something.Rate it:

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bottom of the ninthBy extension, any last chance or final opportunity.Rate it:

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Buckley's and noneA supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all.Rate it:

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bump intoTo meet someone by chance.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui ne perd pas la carteHe is a man who keeps his wits about him, who has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas demain la veilleExpression familière employée pour souligner qu’une éventualité a peu de chance de se produire prochainement.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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cross pathsTo be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys.Rate it:

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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.Rate it:

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dans la fouléenot outside the bounds ofRate it:

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Do or DieTo get complete success or failure; to take the chance of destroy oneself in trying to succeedRate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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dumb luckpure chance; luckRate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne slip is allowed; everyone deserves a second chanceRate it:

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être né coifféAvoir de la chance.Rate it:

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ex vivoMeans "out of the living," that what takes place outside the organismRate it:

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extra portam egredito go outside the gate.Rate it:

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facultatem, potestatem alicui eripere, adimereto deprive a man of the chance of doing a thing.Rate it:

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faire charlemagneTo leave off a winner, without giving one’s adversaries a chance of revenge.Rate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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friendshippeople outside of family to trustRate it:

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get-rich-quickClaiming to provide large profits quickly, with no realistic chance of success, in order to lure gullible investment victims.Rate it:

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happen acrossTo find by chance; to unexpectedly discover.Rate it:

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happen alongTo arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.Rate it:

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