a hostage to fortune

(formal)

if something is a hostage to fortune, it could be harmed by things that happen in the future Inviting terrorists to take part in the talks has created a hostage to fortune. (formal)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Linnaea	li-NAY-ə	English (Rare)
Cristoforo	-	Italian
Iosifu	-	Old Church Slavic
Tammie	['tæmi]
Gustavs	-	Latvian
Cainan	KAY-nən (English), kay-IE-nən (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin