court disaster

phrase

: to risk a very bad result
Anyone who refuses to evacuate is courting disaster.

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In idealizing the past, his characters court disaster and tragedy. — Robert Rubsam, Washington Post, 24 June 2024 Very few people can successfully weave reality-distortion fields—and those who can’t will court disaster by trying. — Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 15 June 2023 Against a Bills team with superior talent — and, on Sunday, a superior quarterback — that was always going to court disaster. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Oct. 2022 Acting to sweep this recent history under the rug will court disaster. — Eoin Higgins, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2020

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“Court disaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20disaster. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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