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tempt
(redirected from tempts fate)

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Flush with a gambler's high he tempts fate, bets more than he can afford, and loses a bundle.
It's somehow akin to reading the Mass backward: It tempts fate, piquing repressed superstitions.
Suspense in each story builds up to the point where the protagonist tempts fate through an outrageous act of disrespect or foolishness.
 
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