Смысл: fate

fate1. [feıt] n
<Í> 1. 1) судьба, рок
the irony of fate - ирония судьбы
to leave smb. to his fate - оставить кого-л. на произвол судьбы
to tempt fate - искушать судьбу
2) участь, жребий, удел
to meet one's fate - найти свою судьбу [см. тж. 2]
to accept one's fate - смириться с судьбой
to decide /to fix, to seal/ smb.'s fate - решить чью-л. судьбу
to share the same fate - разделить ту же участь
2. гибель, смерть
to go to one's fate - идти навстречу своей гибели
to meet one's fate - погибнуть [см. тж. 1, 2)]
♢ no flying from fate - от судьбы не уйдёшь
as sure as fate - наверняка, неизбежно
whenever I'm late, as sure as fate I meet the director on the stairs - стоит мне опоздать, как я неизменно встречаю на лестнице директора
to suffer a fate worse than death - эвф. подвергнуться изнасилованию

2. [feıt] v обыкн. pass
<Í> предопределять
the plan was fated to failure - план был обречён на провал
the two seemed fated for each other - эти двое, казалось, были предназначены друг для друга самой судьбой

fate Идиома

fate is sealed

destiny was known, fate was determined When you said you loved me, that's when your fate was sealed.

fickle finger of fate

(See the fickle finger of fate)

fucked by the fickle finger of fate

"feel that luck is against you; cheated by fate" A flood ruined my business. I was fucked by the fickle finger of fate.

the fickle finger of fate

the chances in life, the way life changes unpredictably, that's life Our lives were saved because a dog barked. We were saved by the fickle finger of fate.

twist of fate

the way fate works, the way things happen Then, by a twist of fate, a plane flew over and the pilot saw us.

leave one to one's fate

Idiom(s): leave one to one's fate

Theme: DISPOSAL

to abandon someone to whatever may happen—possibly death or some other unpleasant event.
• We couldn't rescue the miners and were forced to leave them to their fate.
• Please don't try to help. Just go away and leave me to my fate.

Fate worse than death

Describing something as a fate worse than death is a fairly common way of implying that it is unpleasant.

act of God|God|act|fate|fickle finger|fickle finge

n. An occurrence (usually some sort of catastrophe) for which the people affected are not responsible; said of earthquakes, floods, etc. Hurricane Andrew destroyed many houses in Florida, but some types of insurance did not compensate the victims, claiming that the hurricane was an act of God. See: FICKLE FINGER OF FATE.

tempt fate|fate|fates|tempt|tempt the fates

v. phr. To take a chance; run a risk; gamble. You're tempting fate every time you drive that old wreck of a car.

fate

fate
In addition to the idioms beginning with fate, also see seal one's fate; tempt fate.
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- fate worse than death, a

fate worse than death, a

fate worse than death, a
A highly undesirable occurrence, a misfortune, as in Dean thinks driving daily during rush hour is a fate worse than death. Formerly applied quite seriously to a woman's loss of virginity, this idiom today is used hyperbolically and far more loosely. [1600s]

seal one's fate

seal one's fate
Decide what will become of one, as in The letter of rejection sealed his fate; he'd have to apply to other medical schools. This term employs seal in the sense of “permanently fix or fasten something,” a usage dating from the mid-1600s.

tempt fate

tempt fate
Also, tempt the fates. Take a severe risk, as in It's tempting fate to start up that mountain so late in the day, or Patrice thought driving that old car was tempting the fates; it was sure to break down. This expression uses tempt in the sense of “test in a way that involves risk or danger.” Earlier idioms with a similar meaning were tempt God, dating from the 1300s, and tempt fortune, first recorded in 1603, with fate appearing about 1700.