Fickle fortune(s) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "fickle fortune(s)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-08-28 11:08

Meaning of Fickle fortune(s)

Fickle fortune(s) cliché

The results or effects of something that don't follow any plan or regular pattern.

 

We are advised to prepare to bring umbrellas along to cope with the fickle fortune of the weather in this region.

Only a few people suffered from the fickle fortune of the vaccine, yet they all get well again in the end.

The fickle fortune of the business activities of this company has inhibited the investors from continuing to pour money into it.

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the joker in the pack

Someone or something that tends to be unpredictable

kill or cure

Something that only has one of two different end results: positive or negative

(be/hang) in the balance

Used to describe something which is uncertain.

blow (something) wide open
  1. to make the outcome (of a match) become hard to predict.
  2. to reveal something secret that someone is trying to hide.

Origin of Fickle fortune(s)

This phrase dates back to the 16th century.

The Origin Cited: The free dictionary .
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