take a flyer
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
I m she's a little bit different in that she could erm take erm a flyer into something like that
The boats were never more than 36 seconds apart until the finish, where Conner took a flyer on the final run to end 2 min 8 sec behind.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “take a flyer” mean?
to take a risk or chance Literally: to take a leaflet or handbill
Is “take a flyer” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.