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Discover Ludwig"take a flier" is a correct and usable expression in written English.
You can use it when you are talking about taking a risk on something, or making a guess without having enough information. For example: "I don't know if it will be a good investment, but I'm willing to take a flier on it."
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take a flier
verb
Alternative form of take a flyer
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Maybe late you take a flier on him".
Why wouldn't we take a flier on him?" "Yeah, fine," Madden said.
Just take a flier!" But some people don't want to take a flier, and some people just throw them on the ground.
Perhaps the New Orleans Pelicans would be willing to take a flier?
Several factors coaxed Thomas Schumacher, president of the Disney Theatrical Group, to take a flier on New Zealand.
At least subconsciously, people calculate those odds every time they board a plane or take a flier.
Occasionally, a famous actor would take a flier on vaudeville, for the money of course, because the money was big.
"It's incumbent on editors these days to take a flier once in a while," Mr. Horgan said.
It was far easier to take a flier, head down to TriBeCa and bounce from one event to the next.
Investors, exhibiting the same flash of wishful thinking exuded by any New Year's resolution maker, take a flier on those little stocks that "have great potential".
When we see the Patriots take a flier on baggage-toting stars like Albert Haynesworth and Chad Ochocinco, we cite The Patriot Way.
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