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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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.
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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
Then on a dare, both decided to divide it … and eat it.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
If anyone goes near the corpse on a dare or out of curiosity, they’ll be met with cries of distress.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2022
The Pogues originally wrote this song on a dare — a challenge put forth by Elvis Costello!
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022
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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
Then on a dare, both decided to divide it … and eat it.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
If anyone goes near the corpse on a dare or out of curiosity, they’ll be met with cries of distress.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2022
The Pogues originally wrote this song on a dare — a challenge put forth by Elvis Costello!
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022
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