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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

But as it turned out, the foam fingers weren’t so much tempting fate as divining it in a 85-75 win for USC.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2023

Speaking before that match, which the team eventually lost to Italy on penalties, Mr Johnson did not rule anything out but said that announcing a holiday would be "tempting fate".

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022

I was already tempting fate more than anyone in their right mind ever would.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline