try one's luck
verb1
To make a risky attempt.
- Why don't you try your luck at the blackjack tables?
- Ki Sung-Yeung tried his luck from distance with a fierce left-foot shot but the attempt was always rising over the top.2011 March 2, Andy Campbell, “Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers”, in BBC:
- Related terms
- try one's hand, push one's luck