line of fate
- noun
- Jargon
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línea del destino
- She traced the line of fate on his palm, predicting his future success.
Examples
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According to the palm reader, my line of fate suggests a prosperous career.
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Some people believe that the absence of a line of fate means a life influenced by external forces.
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Look at the line of fate!
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The line of fate on her palm is quite prominent.
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The fortune teller examined my line of fate to reveal my career path.
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Many people consult palmists to learn what their line of fate says about their future.
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He was fascinated by how the line of fate on his palm indicated his life's choices.
Synonyms
A crease on the palm that some people say shows future success
A crease on the palm that palm readers say shows future success
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'line' (a crease or mark) with 'fate' (destiny) using a standard noun-of-noun/genitive construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words would reasonably infer it refers to a line indicating destiny on the palm. Although it is a domain-specific palmistry term, the constituent meanings map straightforwardly onto the MWE sense, making it immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Line of fate comes from palm reading, where a palm reader looks at a long line on the palm and says it shows a person's life path. Because the line looked like a path and fate meant 'destiny', the phrase came to mean a mark on the hand thought to show someone's 'future' or success.
