tempt fate
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[edit]tempt fate (third-person singular simple present tempts fate, present participle tempting fate, simple past and past participle tempted fate)
- (idiomatic) To take a risk.
- Synonyms: court disaster, play Russian roulette
- Don't tempt fate by driving without a seatbelt.
- To take an imagined or superstitiously believed risk of provoking an adverse outcome by mentioning something or making a prediction.
- I shouldn't tempt fate, but it looks like it's going to rain.
- "I'm sure everything will work out fine" — "Don't tempt fate!"
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