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  1. hostage to fortune: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. hostage to fortune: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (hostage to fortune)

noun:  (chiefly British) An action, promise, or remark that is considered unwise because it could be difficult to fulfil or could cause trouble later on.
noun:  (chiefly US) A person or thing whose fate is seen as dependent on chance or luck.

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