cheat fate

cheat fate (third-person singular simple present cheats fate, present participle cheating fate, simple past and past participle cheated fate)

1. Synonym of cheat death

• tempt fate

• “cheat fate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “cheat death fate etc” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.