on a dare
idiom
US
: because a person told (someone) to do something (specified) especially as a way of showing courage
He jumped from the bridge on a dare.
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The bodies of two teens who went missing over the weekend after jumping off a bridge on a dare made over group chat were pulled from Hartwell Lake in South Carolina on Monday morning, local authorities said.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
The superstar put his talent to the test years ago on a dare from one of Hollywood’s elite, according to the musician himself.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
In the 2020 case study, the Mississippi doctors reported that a healthy 15-year-old developed severe headaches for days after eating a Carolina Reaper pepper on a dare.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023
According to local Baton Rouge station WAFB, witnesses told police that the alcohol was flowing and the music was loud when Robbins apparently jumped off of the boat on a dare.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2023
The charges stemmed from a January 19, 2020 incident where a group of teenage boys rang Chandra's bell on a dare.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 29 Apr. 2023
The 13-year-old boy, who told police the girl acted voluntarily on a dare, is being held in the Juvenile Detention Center on rape charges.
—Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2022
Also the kind of thing a kid might concoct on a dare.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
The other started with a cup of gumbo and ordered the Big Mike Burger ($12.95) more or less on a dare.
—al, 7 Dec. 2022
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
The superstar put his talent to the test years ago on a dare from one of Hollywood’s elite, according to the musician himself.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
In the 2020 case study, the Mississippi doctors reported that a healthy 15-year-old developed severe headaches for days after eating a Carolina Reaper pepper on a dare.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023
According to local Baton Rouge station WAFB, witnesses told police that the alcohol was flowing and the music was loud when Robbins apparently jumped off of the boat on a dare.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2023
The charges stemmed from a January 19, 2020 incident where a group of teenage boys rang Chandra's bell on a dare.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 29 Apr. 2023
The 13-year-old boy, who told police the girl acted voluntarily on a dare, is being held in the Juvenile Detention Center on rape charges.
—Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2022
Also the kind of thing a kid might concoct on a dare.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
The other started with a cup of gumbo and ordered the Big Mike Burger ($12.95) more or less on a dare.
—al, 7 Dec. 2022
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