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date_with_destiny

date with destiny

English

Noun

date with destiny (plural dates with destiny)

  1. (idiomatic) An inevitable future event or anticipated occurrence, especially in the form of an encounter which is likely to be momentous.
    • 1936 Aug. 10, ""I Preach"," Time:
      The American people want no rendezvous with a destiny plotted on blueprints in a Washington office. When they have a date with destiny they want to know what the lady looks like.
    • 2002 Jan. 1, Ian Black, "The arrival of the euro: their money, our future?," Guardian Unlimited (UK):
      So much has been said about Europe's long-awaited date with destiny that it was hard to sort out the predictable hyperbole from the reality.

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