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tempt fortune

VERB
bet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pony up speculate wager
STRONG
ante chance dice game hazard pledge put risk set trust venture
WEAK
buy in on lay down lay odds play against play for play the ponies put money on toss up
Antonyms
STRONG
displace remove
VERB
chance
Synonyms
STRONG
attempt gamble hazard jeopardize plunge speculate stake try venture wager wildcat
WEAK
cast lots draw lots go out on a limb have a fling at play with fire put eggs in one basket put it on the line roll the dice run the risk skate on thin ice stick one's neck out take shot in the dark tempt fate toss up
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain
WEAK
aim design plan scheme
VERB
gamble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bet speculate wager
STRONG
back brave challenge dare defy endanger face game hazard imperil jeopardize lot play plunge put risk set stake venture
WEAK
buck the odds cast lots cut the cards flip the coin go for broke lay money on make a bet put faith in put trust in shoot the moon shoot the works stick one's neck out take a flyer trust to luck try one's luck
Antonyms
STRONG
ascend discourage displace dissuade hide remove rise save
WEAK
be careful design ensure guard insure plan safeguard

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This risk had been taken, however, in so many instances by the desperate pursuers, and with perfect safety, that they were willing to tempt fortune still further.

From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by William Pittenger

Let her cherish the memory of the heroic days of old, but let her not tempt fortune by venturing again into the smoke of battle.

From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field

He joined this party and returned to Santa Fé, in order again to tempt fortune for an opportunity to reach the Rocky Mountains.

From The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself by de Witt C. Peters

When Mike had paid his hotel bill, very few pounds were left for the card-room, and judging it was not an hour in which he might tempt fortune, he "rooked" a young man remorselessly.

From Mike Fletcher A Novel by George (George Augustus) Moore

Talbot again intreated me not to tempt fortune foolishly.

From Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer by Frederick Marryat

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