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To wave the forbidden cookie until willpower files for divorce.
means To try to persuade someone to do something, usually unwise or pleasurable, by making it look irresistible.
from From Latin temptare, to test or try, by way of Old French tempter — temptation was originally an experiment on your character, not just a buffet.
Holy rootsOnce meant testing faith, as devils famously did.
Tempting fateDaring bad luck to prove you wrong.
Attempt cousinSame Latin root: both mean to try something.