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Longforest Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Tempt fate?

I knew there was one mean ram we had to avoid, but we decided to tempt fate, a big mistake.

By guess, I know "to tempt fate" probably means "to take chances", but when looking up the word "tempt" in dictionary, I find that among its many meanings no one is connected to that. Is "to tempt fate" a idiom? Waitting for answers from real Pros.
  

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" It's as though your fate is waiting for a chance to harm you, and you are offering it a chance by doing something dangerous.

— Khoff

  • " It's as though your fate is waiting for a chance to harm you, and you are offering it a chance by doing something dangerous.
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You have the right idea -- one of the definitions of "tempt" in my dictionary is "to risk provoking; to provoke" and for that definition it gives the example "to tempt one's fate." It's as though your fate is waiting for a chance to harm you, and you are offering it a chance by doing something dangerous.
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Thank you, Khoff. I can see you're a nice man, kind and patient. BFN!
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I hope I'm nice, kind and patient, but I'm not a man! Thanks for the kind words.
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