If you're born to be hanged, then you'll never be drowned.
- If you're born to be hanged, then you'll never be drowned.
If you're born to be hanged, then you'll never be drowned.
Prov. If you escape one disaster, it must be because you are destined for a different kind of disaster. (Sometimes used to warn someone who has escaped drowning against gloating over good luck.) •
When their ship was trapped in a terrible storm, Ellen told her husband that she feared they would die. “Don't worry,” he replied with a yawn, “if you're born to be hanged, then you'll never be drowned.”
Dictionary of American idioms.
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