Definition of roll of the dice

roll of the dice    

noun

• something that happens due to chance.

                                                                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from "A Neuroscientist Uncovers A Dark Secret", NPR, Barbara Bradley Hagerty, June 29, 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jun 30 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 30 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'dice':
dice	Definitions include: Compound word, formed when saying "that's nice."
no dice	Definitions include: an interjection meaning that something was unsuccessful.
Other terms relating to 'of':
abbreviated piece of nothing	Definitions include: a worthless person.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
a few fries short of a happy meal	Definitions include: "not all there".
afraid of (one's) shadow	Definitions include: skittish.
a grain of *ssault	Definitions include: an amount of violence.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
all kinds of	Definitions include: many.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
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Other terms relating to 'roll':
bog roll	Definitions include: toilet paper.
FOCROFLOL	Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud".
FOTFL	Definitions include: rolling on the floor laughing
get the ball rolling	Definitions include: to start a process.
jelly roll	Definitions include: sex.
like rolling off a log	Definitions include: very easy to do.
make heads roll	Definitions include: to punish one or more people due to a mistake, usually in a workplace environment or business context.
Michigan bank roll	Definitions include: a wad of currency in small denominations with a large denomination bill around the outside to make it look like more money.
nut-roll	Definitions include: an extremely painful event, akin to having your testicles overrun by a steamroller.
on a roll	Definitions include: performing well.
Rick roll	Definitions include: to click a link on the web and be taken to a site other than the one anticipated.
rock and roll	Definitions include: to initiate an action.
rock 'n' roll	Definitions include: "that's great!"
ROFL	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on floor laughing".
ROFLMAO	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on floor laughing my ass off".
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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