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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Wouldn’t get near this matchup on a dare.
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Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
In September 2024, on a dare from her New York Fashion Week seatmate Kathy Hilton, Haddish strode onto the runway during a Monse show, which some observers found amusing but others considered disrespectful.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Also the kind of thing a kid might concoct on a dare.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
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Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
In September 2024, on a dare from her New York Fashion Week seatmate Kathy Hilton, Haddish strode onto the runway during a Monse show, which some observers found amusing but others considered disrespectful.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Also the kind of thing a kid might concoct on a dare.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
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