chance vs roll of the dice

chance

noun
  • An opportunity or possibility. 

  • probability; possibility. 

  • The probability of something happening. 

  • Random occurrence; luck. 

adj
  • Happening by chance, casual. 

verb
  • To try or risk. 

  • To discover something by chance. 

  • To rob, cheat or swindle someone. 

roll of the dice

noun
  • A risky or uncertain attempt to do something, especially in an unfavourable situation. 

How often have the words chance and roll of the dice occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )