 #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:11 am take a chance |
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To book a berth meant that they were certain they would have a proper place to sleep on the ship. Those who had not booked berths had no such certainty. They might not have any place to sleep, or perhaps they slept on in the cargo hold, or down by the keel or on the deck. They hoped they would get a decent place to sleep, but it wasn't certain. Anything that isn't certain has an element of chance in it. To board a ship without knowing that you would have a place to sleep on it was to "take a chance" that they would not get one.
Please explain the bold group of words.
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