the last throw of the dice

  • 1roll of the dice — I roll (or throw) of the dice a risky attempt to do or achieve something the merger was their last roll of the dice, and it failed miserably II see dice …

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  • 2Dice (TV miniseries) — Dice Dice DVD Directed by Rachel Talalay Produced by Gub Neal Lorraine Ric …

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  • 3throw — [c]/θroʊ / (say throh) verb (threw, thrown, throwing) –verb (t) 1. to project or propel forcibly through the air by a sudden jerk or straightening of the arm; propel or cast in any way. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does. 3. to… …

  • 4throw — /throh/, v., threw, thrown, throwing, n. v.t. 1. to propel or cast in any way, esp. to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun… …

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  • 5The last cast — Cast Cast, n. [Cf. Icel., Dan., & Sw. kast.] 1. The act of casting or throwing; a throw. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing thrown. [1913 Webster] A cast of dreadful dust. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.… …

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  • 6dice — dice1 [daıs] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Plural of DIE1] 1.) [plural] singular die one or more small blocks of wood, plastic etc that have six sides with a different number of spots on each side, used in games throw/roll the dice ▪ It s your turn …

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  • 7The Mole (U.S. Season 1) — Infobox tvseason season name = The Mole (2001) caption = show name = The Mole dvd release date = March 8, 2005 dvd format = country = USA network = ABC first aired = January 9, 2001 last aired = February 28, 2001 num episodes = 9 prev season =… …

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  • 8The last chance — Chance Chance (ch[.a]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [,c]ad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.] 1. A supposed material or psychical… …

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  • 9The main chance — Chance Chance (ch[.a]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [,c]ad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.] 1. A supposed material or psychical… …

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  • 10The Cursed Videotape — is a fictional item in the series of books and films. Seemingly a normal home recorded videotape, the tape carries a curse that will kill anyone who watches it, within seven days (thirteen days in the television series). In the earlier Japanese… …

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