throw caution to the wind

throw caution to the wind(s)

To abandon one's cautiousness in order to take a risk. You can't live life completely reserved, you know. You've got to throw caution to the wind every now and then. After my father won a bit of money at the race tracks, he began throwing caution to the winds and gambling everything we had there.
See also: caution, throw
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

throw caution to the wind

Cliché to become very careless. Jane, who is usually cautious, threw caution to the wind and went swimming in the ocean. I don't mind taking a little chance now and then, but I'm not the type of person who throws caution to the wind.
See also: caution, throw, wind
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

throw caution to the wind

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throw caution to the winds

COMMON If you throw caution to the wind or throw caution to the winds, you do something without worrying about the risks and danger involved. Perhaps I should throw caution to the wind, give up my job and just go travelling. This was no time to think, he decided. He threw caution to the winds and rang the bell of the ground-floor flat.
See also: caution, throw, wind
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

throw caution to the wind (or winds)

act in a completely reckless manner.
See also: caution, throw, wind
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

throw caution to the ˈwind(s)

(often humorous) stop caring about how dangerous something might be; start taking risks: I decided to throw caution to the winds and buy myself a really expensive pair of shoes. He threw caution to the wind and dived in after the child. OPPOSITE: tread carefully, warily, etc.
See also: caution, throw, wind
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • throw caution to the wind(s)
  • throw caution to the winds
  • IMHO
  • IMO
  • in my humble opinion
  • a lion in the way
  • (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • at expense
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