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1 искушать судьбу
1) General subject: crowd luck, push luck, push one's luck, stretch luck, stretch one's luck, tempt fate, tempt fortune, press luck (don't press your luck - не искушай судьбу), fly in the face of fortune, press one's luck2) Makarov: tempt Providence, chance luck, change arm, crowd luck, fly in the face of Providence -
2 испытывать судьбу
General subject: push luck, tempt fate, press luck, push one's luck, press one's luck -
3 поступать рискованно
1) General subject: push luck, push one's luck, press one's luck2) Literal: sail near the windУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > поступать рискованно
См. также в других словарях:
press luck — press (your) luck See at: down on luck … New idioms dictionary
luck — n. success good fortune 1) to bring luck 2) to try one s luck (at smt.) 3) to press, push one s luck 4) pure, sheer luck 5) beginner s luck 6) one s luck improves, turns; runs out 7) a bit, stroke of luck 8) luck at, in (luck at gambling) … Combinatory dictionary
Luck of the Legion — was a strip cartoon in the Eagle . It followed the exploits of the French Foreign Legion in North Africa (then largely French colonised or controlled) and focused mainly on the chisel jawed British hero Sergeant Tough Luck and his faithful… … Wikipedia
press\ one's\ luck — • press one s luck • push one s luck v. phr. To depend too much on luck; expect to continue to be lucky. When John won his first two bets at the race track, he pressed his luck and increased his bets. If you re lucky at first, don t press your… … Словарь американских идиом
luck — [luk] n. [ME lucke, prob. < MDu luk, contr. < gelucke < ODu * gilukki (> Ger glück, fortune, good luck) < ? IE base * leug , to bend (> LEEK, LOCK1): basic sense “what bends together,” hence, “what occurs, what is fitting, lucky … English World dictionary
press your luck — press (your) luck See at: down on luck … New idioms dictionary
Press Your Luck — infobox television show name = Press Your Luck caption = The Press Your Luck intro board, circa 1984 format = Game show runtime = 30 minutes creator = Bill Carruthers, Jan McCormack starring = Peter Tomarken (host) Rod Roddy (announcer) country … Wikipedia
press one's luck — or[push one s luck] {v. phr.} To depend too much on luck; expect to continue to be lucky. * /When John won his first two bets at the race track, he pressed his luck and increased his bets./ * /If you re lucky at first, don t press your luck./ … Dictionary of American idioms
press one's luck — or[push one s luck] {v. phr.} To depend too much on luck; expect to continue to be lucky. * /When John won his first two bets at the race track, he pressed his luck and increased his bets./ * /If you re lucky at first, don t press your luck./ … Dictionary of American idioms
luck — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ better, good, great ▪ blind, dumb (AmE), plain, pure, sheer ▪ It was sheer luck … Collocations dictionary
luck — See: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK, LUCK OUT, PRESS ONE S LUCK or PUSH ONE S LUCK, IN LUCK, OUT OF LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms