Idiom
take a flyer
Meaning
To invest against odds.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I decided to take a flyer on that new stock.”
“The company was struggling, but the investor decided to take a flyer on their latest project.”
“Despite the lack of supporting evidence for the startup's success, he chose to take a flyer on the venture, hoping for a significant long-term return.”
Examples
simple
“I decided to take a flyer on that new stock.”
contextual
“The company was struggling, but the investor decided to take a flyer on their latest project.”
complex
“Despite the lack of supporting evidence for the startup's success, he chose to take a flyer on the venture, hoping for a significant long-term return.”
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