Example
“The weather was already worsening, so sailing farther would have been tempting fate.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
keep your fingers crossed
Informal · CEFR A2
To hope strongly that something good will happen.
break a leg
Informal · CEFR B1
A way of wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance.
can of worms
Informal · CEFR B1
a complicated problem that causes trouble the moment it is touched
domino effect
Neutral · CEFR B1
a chain reaction in which one event triggers a series of similar events
hit the jackpot
Neutral · CEFR B1
To gain a remarkably favorable result, usually unexpectedly or through luck.
in broad daylight
Neutral · CEFR B1
openly and where people can clearly see it, especially during the daytime
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.