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Phrase(s): Fortune favors the brave. [and] Fortune favors the bold.
Prov. You will have good luck if you carry out your plans boldly. (Used to encourage people to have the courage to carry out their plans.) • Fortune favors the bold, Bob. Quit your day job and work on your novel fulltime. • Jill: Let’s wait till next year before trying to start our own business. Jane: No. We’ll do it this year. Fortune favors the brave.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs