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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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He was of the opinion I might as well tempt fortune there as go farther.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Mayne Reid

At these informal camp dinners men and women left the table together; only habitual card-players remaining behind to tempt fortune until the small hours.

From The Great Amulet by Maud Diver

He loved the game of chance, and it pleased him to tempt fortune by urging pigmies in their hundreds and thousands against each other.

From Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels by Anatole France

If you will needs tempt fortune now she has held ye, Held ye from sinking up.

From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (2 of 10) - the Humourous Lieutenant by Francis Beaumont

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

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