noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , enormous , great , huge , major , massive
▪ calculated
▪ high-risk , risky ( esp. AmE )
▪ dangerous , reckless
▪ desperate
▪
It was time for a last desperate ~.
▪ bold
▪ financial ( esp. BrE ), political
VERB + GAMBLE
▪ take
▪ lose
GAMBLE + VERB
▪ pay off
▪
I took a calculated ~ and it paid off.
▪ fail
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
Backpackers with a heavy load should resist taking a ~ on the weather.
PHRASES
▪ a bit of a ~ , something of a ~
▪
Trying to find the right pension can be a bit of a ~.