tempt Providence
werkwoord
Roget 885:
be insolent
etc.
adj.;
bluster,
vapor,
swagger,
swell,
give oneself airs,
snap one's fingers,
kick up a dust;
swear
etc.
(affirm)
535;
rap out oaths;
roister.
arrogate;
assume,
presume;
make bold,
make free;
take a liberty,
give an inch and take an ell.
domineer,
bully,
dictate,
hector;
lord it over;
traiter de haut en bas [Fr.],
regarder de haut en bas [Fr.];
exact;
snub,
huff. ,
beard,
fly in the face of;
put to the blush;
bear down,
beat down;
browbeat,
intimidate;
trample down,
tread down,
trample under foot;
dragoon,
ride roughshod over.
out face,
outlook,
outstare,
outbrazen†,
outbrave†;
stare out of countenance;
brazen out;
lay down the law;
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs;
assume a lofty bearing;
talk big,
look big;
put on big looks,
act the grand seigneur [Fr.];
mount the high horse,
ride the high horse;
toss the head,
carry,
with a high hand.
tempt Providence,
want snuffing.
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Roget 863:
be rash
etc.
adj.;
stick at nothing,
play a desperate game;
run into danger
etc.
665;
play with fire,
play with edge tools.
carry too much sail,
sail too near the wind,
ride at single anchor,
go out of one's depth.
take a leap in the dark,
buy a pig in a poke.
donner tete baissee [Fr.];
knock,
one's bead against a wall
etc.
(be unskillful)
699;
rush on destruction;
kick against the pricks,
tempt Providence,
go on a forlorn hope,
go on a fool's errand.
reckon one's chickens before they are reckon one's chickens before they are hatched,
count one's chickens before they are hatched,
reckon without one's host;
catch at straws;
trust to a broken reed,
lean on a broken reed.
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Moby betekeniswoordenboek: bell the cat, brave, chance, court danger, court destruction, dare, defy danger, face up to, flirt with death, forget the odds, gamble, go for broke, hazard, play Russian roulette, play with fire, risk, run the chance, run the risk, take a chance, take chances.
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