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twist of fateAn unfortunate turn of events.Rate it:

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fucked by the fickle finger of fateVictimized by bad luck.Rate it:

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tempt fateTo take an extreme riskRate it:

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twist someone's ballsto annoyRate it:

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twist in the windTo wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.Rate it:

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get one's knickers in a twistTo become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.Rate it:

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give it a twistIf you have trouble getting it to work right, try giving it a twist.Rate it:

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twist in the windTo be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure.Rate it:

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twist someone's armTo coerce, force, or cajole.Rate it:

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twist the knifeTo deliberately do or say something to worsen a difficult situation or increase a person's distress, irritation, or anger.Rate it:

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there but for the grace of god go iA recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine.Man's fate is in God's hands.More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.Rate it:

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couldn't happen to a nicerSarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.Rate it:

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devil take the hindmostAn imprecation that everyone should look after their own interests, leaving those who cannot cope to whatever fate befalls them.Rate it:

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drag downto cause to suffer the same fate.Rate it:

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every bullet has its billetFate determines who shall be killed.Rate it:

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fortunae cedereto acquiesce in one's fate.Rate it:

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fortunae obiectum esseto be abandoned to fate.Rate it:

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fortunae telis propositum esseto be exposed to the assaults of fate.Rate it:

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get one's shorts in a knotAlternative form of get one's knickers in a twist.Rate it:

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get outTo come out of a situation ; to escape a fateRate it:

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go the way ofTo end up the same way as. To receive the same fate as.Rate it:

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handwriting on the wallAlternative form of writing on the wall. A divine prediction or sentence to fate.Rate it:

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je lui frotterai les oreillesI will twist his tail for him.Rate it:

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kick against the pricksto struggle against one's fate. [from 14th c.]Rate it:

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pif that troon!Troon: A irritating, aggravating, rude entity, who's sole purpose is to irritate & harass, unsuspecting, innocent people. A purposeful frustrating annoyer. "Pif"{3-step}: A special forces teckneik. A sheath knive issued to silently eliminate a enemy sentinel. 1:Approaching the enemy silently from the rear, stricking the back of the knees, as to buckle them, while cupping the mouth & cutting the throat & jugular vien simotancely. 2:Next immediately using the hand holding your knife, you in a upward thrust pierce the base of the skull fully sinking the length of blade & twist or jiggle. 3: Imeadiatly removing and reversing the blade to a downward position raming it down the spinelcoard & repeat the twist or jiggle. Done correctly it should take 3 seconds or less, with no scream, twitching or jerking of the enemy guard, or solder. Plop, drop, done, done, on to the next one! " Troon Pifing". The prefured "Pif" Knife is a Double edged Military Commando style sheath knife. "Pif that Troon!"Rate it:

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save the furnitureTo salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.Rate it:

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screw upTo twist into a contorted state.Rate it:

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straight out of the chuteSomething done immediately, or "from the beginning". Taken from rodeo routine: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, until it is released and dashes out to its fate.Rate it:

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That's the Way the Ball BouncesThat’s what life really is or that’s what the life is all about; fate; you may not be able to change certain things in your lifeRate it:

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write your own scriptEncouragement to decide one’s own fateRate it:

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