push one's luck

Also, press one's luck. Risk one's good fortune, often by acting overconfidently, as in We've gotten all but one of the concessions we asked for; demanding that last one would be pushing our luck , or You've done very well so far, but don't press your luck. [Early 1900s]

See also: luck, push

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

at doorstep
at (one's) doorstep
be in (one's) good graces
be in somebody's good graces
be in someone's good graces
at expense
at somebody's expense
at someone's expense
at (one's) expense
be remembered as/for something

词组	push one's luck
释义	push one's luck push one's luck Also, press one's luck. Risk one's good fortune, often by acting overconfidently, as in We've gotten all but one of the concessions we asked for; demanding that last one would be pushing our luck , or You've done very well so far, but don't press your luck. [Early 1900s] See also: luck, push The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: at doorstep at (one's) doorstep be in (one's) good graces be in somebody's good graces be in someone's good graces at expense at somebody's expense at someone's expense at (one's) expense be remembered as/for something
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