throw of the dice

English

Noun

throw of the dice (plural throws of the dice)

1. (idiomatic) Synonym of roll of the dice.
   • 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^[1]:

     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.

Further reading

• “a throw of the dice” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.