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throw of the dice en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of roll of the dice.
    • Will Hunt coming on for Kwarteng be enough to save Truss for 15 minutes or so? It’s not great when your first throw of the dice is also your last. Still, let’s take the temperature of the Conservative party’s restive MPs. 2022 October 14, Marina Hyde, “So farewell, Kwasi. Your career died so Liz Truss’s might live for at least 15 more minutes”, in The Guardian:

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throws of the dice Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

roll of the dice