give hostage to fortune

English - Turkish

Definition of give hostage to fortune in English Turkish dictionary

servet rehin vermek

English - English

Definition of give hostage to fortune in English English dictionary

To take an action or make a statement that is risky because it could cause you trouble later

I hope the other report will be completed at a very early date, but to put a timescale on it would be to give hostage to fortune and I am not prepared to do that.

Hyphenation

give hos·tage to for·tune

Turkish pronunciation

gîv hästîc tı fôrçun

Pronunciation

/ˈgəv ˈhästəʤ tə ˈfôrʧo͞on/ /ˈɡɪv ˈhɑːstɪʤ tə ˈfɔːrʧuːn/