a hostage to fortune



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)
See also: fortune, hostage

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sawyl-Welsh
Milodrag-Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Wiremu-Maori
BellaBEL-əEnglish
Rajani-Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali
Rosinha-Portuguese