How to Pronounce "a twist of fate"
expression
uh TWIST-uhv FAYT
uh-TWIST-ov FAYT
Definition
An unexpected and often surprising change in the way things happen, especially when fate or luck seems responsible.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtwɪst/ /ˈəv/ /ˈfeɪt
British English
æɪ/ /twˈɪst/ /ˈɒv/ /fˈeɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh TWIST-uhv FAYT
UK
uh-TWIST-ov FAYT
Listen in Context
By a twist of fate, they met again after many years.
Losing his job turned out to be a twist of fate that changed his life.
A twist of fate brought her to this city.
It was a twist of fate that led me to my dream job.