Meaning of 'You pays your money and you takes your chances'
What does the saying 'You pays your money and you takes your chances' mean?
Idiom: You pays your money and you takes your chances
Meaning:
You pays your money and you takes your chances means that when you do something that involves a risk, you cannot control the outcome, so you may win or lose and should accept that.
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