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Idiom

dice roll

Meaning

Something unpredictable or unexpected.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Starting a new business is always a bit of a dice roll.”

“Investing in that startup was a total dice roll, but the potential rewards were too high to ignore.”

“The outcome of the peace negotiations remains a dice roll, as both sides refuse to compromise on their core demands.”

Examples

simple

“Starting a new business is always a bit of a dice roll.”

contextual

“Investing in that startup was a total dice roll, but the potential rewards were too high to ignore.”

complex

“The outcome of the peace negotiations remains a dice roll, as both sides refuse to compromise on their core demands.”

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