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单词
tempt fate (or providence)
释义
tempt fate
(or
providence
)
Do something that is risky or dangerous:
bike couriers tempt fate at every traffic light
...
He is tempting fate by messing around with a very dangerous drug.
I reassured her that it worked fine, which was tempting fate.
She was convinced that if she signed a will, she'd be tempting fate.
Synonyms
run a risk
, live dangerously, play with fire, sail close to the wind, risk it
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knock something into a cocked hat
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knock spots off
knock the bottom out of
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