court disaster
idiom
: 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.
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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
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
The alternative is to court disaster.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 16 July 2021
Acting to sweep this recent history under the rug will court disaster.
—Eoin Higgins, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2020
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
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
The alternative is to court disaster.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 16 July 2021
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 31 Oct. 2024.
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