take a flyer
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take a flyer (on (sth)) definition


  1. tv.
    to take a chance on something. : Fred is too wise an investor to take a flyer on some story stock like that.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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