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View definitions for take no chances

take no chances

verb as in play it safe

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But in a nation where mass shootings have become tragically common, Osamoh said, police tend to take no chances.

The drone operators seemed eager to take no chances of accidentally hitting the dignitaries, having the buzzing drone set the box down several yards from where Youngkin and Walker stood.

“His theory was controlled offense, take no chances, and teams knew it. Sure I was frustrated.”

"I live my life, Like there's no tomorrow, Take no chances I'm drowning all my sorrows coz' I, Need it, want it, You know I've got to have it, Takes me higher than anything I know."

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Daniels’ injury was not believed to be serious, but it did cause him enough discomfort that the Bulldogs decided to take no chances against the Blazers, who were a 25 1/2-point underdog.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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