tempting fate

collocation in English

meaningsoftemptingandfate

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withfate.
tempting
adjective
uk
/ˈtemp.tɪŋ/us
/ˈtemp.tɪŋ/
If something is tempting, you want to do or ...
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fate
noun
uk
/feɪt/us
/feɪt/
what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death ...
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(Definition oftemptingandfatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftempting fate

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Third, there is a fear of 'temptingfate' or being disappointed should one's plans not reach fruition.
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It istemptingfateand it frightens me.
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It has been my experience in life thattemptingfatein that way can cause all sorts of things to happen.
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I hope that we are nottemptingfatetoo much.
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I hope that he is nottemptingfate.
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It is unwise, and perhapstemptingfate, to deduce too much from those figures.
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Bearing in mind that the whole definition of "extreme economic circumstances" is that they are not predictable, that would betemptingfate.
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It would betemptingfate, and perhaps creating difficulties ahead of time, to speculate too closely about dates.
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It imports vast quantities of iron ore: although this is a valuable traffic, it would seem to betemptingfateto rely so exclusively on this one form of trade.
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Could we betemptingfateunnecessarily?
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Clearly we aretemptingfateday after day.
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By extension, doing so was seen astemptingfateor simply as bad taste.
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Used in this sense it can be seen as an alternative to the phrasetemptingfate.
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