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fickle finger of fate

fickle finger of fate proper noun: the unpredictable nature of fate, sometimes helping and sometimes hindering.

Proper noun

the fickle finger of fate

  1. (informal) The unpredictable nature of fate, sometimes helping and sometimes hindering.

Origin of fickle finger of fate

Chosen for the alliteration.

Questions about fickle finger of fate

What does fickle finger of fate mean?
Fickle finger of fate means the unpredictable nature of fate, sometimes helping and sometimes hindering.
What part of speech is fickle finger of fate?
Fickle finger of fate is a proper noun.

Words near fickle finger of fate in the dictionary

  1. Fickers
  2. Fickes
  3. Fickett
  4. Ficketts
  5. fickle
  6. fickle finger of fate
  7. fickle mistress
  8. fickle mistresses
  9. fickled
  10. fickleness
  11. ficklenesses

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