a hostage to fortune

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha hostage to fortunea hostage to fortuneRISKsomething that you have promised to do that may cause you problems in the future → hostageExamples from the Corpusa hostage to fortune• Senior Tories who dismissed the tax guarantee as a hostage to fortune will feel vindicated by Mr Hague's backdown.• But this development of local state institutions can be a hostage to fortune.• Making objectives explicit is a hostage to fortune and the failure to do so may reflect a shrewd awareness. 2.

单词	a hostage to fortune
释义	a hostage to fortune From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha hostage to fortunea hostage to fortuneRISKsomething that you have promised to do that may cause you problems in the future → hostageExamples from the Corpusa hostage to fortune• Senior Tories who dismissed the tax guarantee as a hostage to fortune will feel vindicated by Mr Hague's backdown.• But this development of local state institutions can be a hostage to fortune.• Making objectives explicit is a hostage to fortune and the failure to do so may reflect a shrewd awareness. 2.
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