give hostage to fortune

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English - Turkish
servet rehin vermek
English - English
To take an action or make a statement that is risky because it could cause you trouble later

I hope the other report will be completed at a very early date, but to put a timescale on it would be to give hostage to fortune and I am not prepared to do that.

give hostage to fortune

    Hyphenation

    give hos·tage to for·tune

    Turkish pronunciation

    gîv hästîc tı fôrçun

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgəv ˈhästəʤ tə ˈfôrʧo͞on/ /ˈɡɪv ˈhɑːstɪʤ tə ˈfɔːrʧuːn/
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