tempt fate | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To take arisk.Synonyms:courtdisaster,playRussian rouletteDon'ttempt fateby driving without a seatbelt.1979February 3, Nancy Walker, “Going Bananas”, inGay Community News, volume 6, number27, page11:When the traffic signal says, "Don't Walk," flashing its ominous red, my companions maytempt fate, but I[…]stand still.; To take an imagined or superstitiously believed risk of provoking an adverse outcome by mentioning something or making a prediction.I shouldn'ttempt fate, but it looks like it's going to rain."I'm sure everything will work out fine" — "Don'ttempt fate!"

Examples:

EN: "You should put this money in safety, "Do not tempt fate."
ES: "Debería guardar ese dinero, señor, es tentar a la providencia."
EN: Don't tempt fate.
ES: No tientes al diablo, Sven.
EN: Then I don't blame you. Don't tempt fate.
ES: No tientes al destino.
EN: I swore I would never tempt fate with a further experiment.
ES: Juré que jamás tentaría al futuro con otro experimento.
EN: I mean, like why tempt fate?
ES: Quiero decir, ¿por qué tentar al destino?
EN: Don't tempt fate
ES: No hables así. Y no tientes al destino.
EN: Do not tempt fate, darling.
ES: Querida, no provoques a la mala suerte.
EN: You tempt fate with cards.
ES: Siempre se tienta a la suerte con los naipes...
EN: You mustn't tempt fate by tarrying here.
ES: No debes desafiar al destino regresando a este lugar.
EN: You tempt fate with everything.
ES: Desafiando siempre al destino, de un lado para otro.
EN: Don't tempt fate, Pixote. You never know what can happen.
ES: - Deja de jactarte, Pixote, nunca se sabe qué va a pasar.
EN: We shouldn't tempt fate.
ES: No debemos tentar a la suerte.
EN: Well, we shouldn't tempt fate.
ES: No tentemos al destino.
EN: Do not tempt fate twice, William.
ES: No vuelvas a tentar la suerte, William.
EN: Let's not tempt fate, Woody.
ES: No hay que tentar a la suerte, Woody.

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