take a flyer | Idiomator

Meaning: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seetake,‎flyer.; (idiomatic)Toinvestagainstodds.1906,O. Henry,Man About Town:The oldest girls are eagerly perusing the financial reports, for a certain young man remarked last Sunday night that he hadtaken a flyerin Q., X. & Z.; (idiomatic)To make a choice with anuncertainoutcome; totake a chance.1997,Edward Greenspon, “Following the Trail of Campaign '97”, in Alan Frizzell, Jon H. Pammett, editors,The Canadian General Election of 1997, Dundurn Press,→ISBN,page36:Many voters said that while they liked Reform, they remembered havingtaken a flyeron Bob Rae and the NDP, a gamble they had come to regret.2002,Bill Hybels,Courageous Leadership‎[1], Zondervan, published2002,→ISBN:In contrast, other leaders are almost totally risk-averse. They haven'ttaken a flyerin their adult life.2006, Dan Matthews, Marsha Collier,Starting a Business on eBay.co.uk for Dummies‎[2], John Wiley & Sons, published2006,→ISBN:If you have an auction with no bids and a counter that reads a high number, newbie bidders may be dissuaded fromtaking a flyerand bidding on your auction.2009, Lew Freedman, Dick Hoak,Pittsburgh Steelers: The Complete Illustrated History, MBI Publishing, published2009,→ISBN,page112:The Steelers essentiallytook a flyeron Brister since his track record consisted of one season leading a college team.

Examples:

EN: I can afford to take a flyer if you can.
ES: Puedo arriesgarme si tú puedes.
EN: - I'd sure like to take a flyer.
ES: Me encantaría dejarme caer por ahí.
EN: Don't you wanna throw your briefcase away and take a flyer someplace, anyplace?
ES: ¿No te entran ganas de tirar tu maletín e irte a algún sitio, a cualquier sitio?
EN: So as long as he has the bug to take a flyer anyway, why, I thought I'd bring you two together.
ES: Como tiene el deseo de arriesgarse, pensé que podría reunirlos.
EN: Don't forget to take a flyer. Right.
ES: Toma un volante.
EN: Come take a flyer! Lollilove.
ES: Toma un volante.
EN: - If you'll just take a flyer,
ES: Si sólo tomasen un folleto--
EN: - If you'll just take a flyer...
ES: Si toma un folleto...
EN: You take a flyer, you fold it up, in the envelope, and seal it.
ES: Tome un volante, lo dobla; en el sobre, y lo sella.
EN: - Should I take a flyer? Bring a flyer?
ES: - ¿Debo tomar un folleto?
EN: Although a point comes when one might as well take a flyer and trust some bugger, yes?
ES: Aunque llega un punto en el que uno puede también tomar un volante y confiar en un pederasta, ¿sí?
EN: Here, take a flyer.
ES: Te daré un folleto.
ES: Toma, lleva un panfleto.
EN: And for Scott to take a flyer now, in the middle of his junior year, would be catastrophic.
ES: Y para Scott tomarse un descanso ahora, en mitad de su último curso, sería catastrófico.
EN: Please take a flyer.
ES: Por favor, toma un folleto.
EN: I've been thinking, with nothing substantial to go on and Dante planting bombs all over the city, we might want to take a flyer...
ES: He estado pensando... con nada substancial para seguir y Dante plantando bombas... por toda la ciudad, podríamos tomar ventaja...

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