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Idiom to do something on the off-chance
Definition to do something even though there is only a small chance that you will be lucky or successful
Examples - I stopped by his house on the off-chance he might be at home. He wasn't, of course!
- I went into the shop on the off-chance that they would have what I was looking for.
- I thought it would be a prudent move to play the lottery, on the off chance that our luck was overdue to change.
- I must hit your blog at least five or six times on a Saturday evening, on the off chance of finding an update.

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