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n. (context idiomatic English) An unfortunate turn of events.
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Twist of Fate may refer to:
- a "twist of fate", an unpredicted or random occurrence with far-reaching consequences; see fate
- Twist of Fate (film), a 1954 American mystery-drama film
- Twist of Fate, a 1998 German thriller film starring Mädchen Amick
- Twist of Fate (TV series), an American documentary television series
- Twist of Fate (mini-series), a four-part 1989 made-for-television drama
- "Twist of Fate" (Olivia Newton-John song), 1984
- "Twist of Fate" (Emilia Rydberg song), 1998
- "Twist of Fate" (Siobhán Donaghy song), 2003
- A Twist of Fate, a 2003 EP by John Arch
- Twist of Fate, a professional wrestling move that is avariation of the cutter
- Twist of Fate (2016) - TV movie
"Twist of Fate" was the second and final single to be released from former Sugababe Siobhán Donaghy's debut studio album, Revolution in Me. The song failed to reach the heights of previous single " Overrated", which made the UK Singles Chart top forty, peaking at #52. This was her final single to be released with London Records, due to her departure from the record label.
"Twist of Fate" is a late 1983 hit from Olivia Newton-John that headed the soundtrack for the film, Two of a Kind, starring Newton-John and John Travolta. It was written by Peter Beckett & Stephen Kipner and produced by David Foster for the film. It reached number four in Australia and Canada, while peaking at number five on the U.S. pop chart in January 1984, becoming one of Newton-John's last big hits. The track was her last Top-10 to date. Billboard ranked it as number 42 on its listing of the top 100 singles of 1984.
Due to its louder synthesizer-rock-oriented sound, "Twist of Fate" did not make the Billboard Adult Contemporary singles chart. However, its flip side, "Take a Chance," a duet with John Travolta, did reach the AC chart and became a sizeable hit there, peaking at number three.
Twist of Fate (also known as Beautiful Stranger) is a 1954 British and American mystery film noir directed by David Miller. It stars Ginger Rogers and Herbert Lom.
Twist of Fate is an American documentary television series that airs on The Weather Channel. It premiered on June 1, 2011.
The series follows survivors of natural disasters who were in severe danger at one point. In each episode, it details the split-second choices and twists of fate that got them to and out of those situations.
Twist of Fate is a song written by Lasse "Yogi" Anderson and Emilia Rydberg, and recorded by Emilia Rydberg on her 1998 album Big Big World.
Usage examples of "twist of fate".
I am angry at Rakshi, at the twist of fate that granted you so much and left the rest of us with so little.
On the day he lost both his sons at Hellespennn, he mercilessly cursed the twist of fate that had left him with only a daughter.
But if, by some strange twist of fate, you manage to do him injury, on whom will his anger fall after he has killed you?
I trust you with my life, but I just don't want to trust Kahlan's to an ugly twist of fate.
Poison was all well and good, but what a vastly more intriguing twist of fate it would be to see a wizard of Lord Rahl's ability and potential, a wizard unlike any to be born since an era long buried in the dunghill of mankind's history, succumb to his birthright—.
He would indeed save her, most likely with the aid of his newly found phoenix bird, which he'd probably been led to through some riddle or sorcerous turn or clue in a quest or some other damned twist of fate that was so prevalent in those annoying fantasy yarns.
On the other, there is the history of what must appear an incredible twist of fate, which placed the defendant helpless at the mercy of powerful forces in London.
Pallantides knew that Conan had walked many strange roads in his wild, eventful life, and had been many things before a twist of Fate set him on the throne of Aquilonia.
Not miracles, nor breadth of vision, could lend courage enough to search amid the ruins for her remains, or meet the accusation in her eyes if by some twist of fate she had managed to survive.
There were a million other places I could have been at that moment, but for a vile twist of fate.