tempting fate

VERB

ask for trouble

Synonyms

WEAK

ask for it bell the cat court danger court disaster push one's luck tempt the gods try one's hand try one's luck

Example Sentences

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Responding to this question with my desired outcome is perhaps naive, a little like tempting fate with my refusal to let myself commit intellectually to the alternative.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024

If the Kraken score first for a seventh straight game, the Avs might be tempting fate.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023

Then again, in a way, looking into the future and tempting fate is what “Dune” is all about.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021

“We keep tempting fate and tempting fate,” Boyle said in an interview with The Post.

From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2021

It would be tempting fate; it would be romance, bad luck.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood