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tempt fate

To take a chance; run a risk; gamble.

You're tempting fate every time you drive that old wreck of a car.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[fate] See: [TEMPT FATE] or [TEMPT THE FATES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

[fickle finger of fate] See: [ACT OF GOD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

[the fickle finger of fate] See: [ACT OF GOD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Taken aback by the fate, still don't despair. www.english-slang.com

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