throw/fling/cast caution to the wind
idiom
: to stop being careful and do something that is dangerous or that might result in failure
After thinking about it for years, he finally threw/flung/cast caution to the wind, quit his job, and started his own company.
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Only Rezvani could look at the Lamborghini Urus and feel the need to throw caution to the wind.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Warriors Look To The Future While James and Davis are pressuring the Lakers to throw caution to the wind in pursuit of win-now upgrades, the Warriors' cornerstones are taking the opposite approach.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Politics In Kamala Harris’ L.A. neighborhood, low-key quiet and cautious optimism
Nov. 5, 2024
Others in the Democratic stronghold of the Bay Area, however, decided to throw caution to the wind and start partying early.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
That is until the (now) 26-year-old decided to throw caution to the wind, quit her promising accounting job, buy a van, and live in it while traveling around the country.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
Thereafter, both throw caution to the wind and engage in a messy affair for the ages.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
Finger went to work on her, though, and after a few minutes Boaz, 77, was ready to throw caution to the wind.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
Still, experts believe that U.S. partners in Asia won’t throw caution to the wind and will make moves over the next several months to insulate themselves from the risk of U.S. reversal.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
The only answer is to throw caution to the wind, then throw the greatest house party mankind has ever known.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2022
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Warriors Look To The Future While James and Davis are pressuring the Lakers to throw caution to the wind in pursuit of win-now upgrades, the Warriors' cornerstones are taking the opposite approach.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Politics In Kamala Harris’ L.A. neighborhood, low-key quiet and cautious optimism
Nov. 5, 2024
Others in the Democratic stronghold of the Bay Area, however, decided to throw caution to the wind and start partying early.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
That is until the (now) 26-year-old decided to throw caution to the wind, quit her promising accounting job, buy a van, and live in it while traveling around the country.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
Thereafter, both throw caution to the wind and engage in a messy affair for the ages.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
Finger went to work on her, though, and after a few minutes Boaz, 77, was ready to throw caution to the wind.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
Still, experts believe that U.S. partners in Asia won’t throw caution to the wind and will make moves over the next several months to insulate themselves from the risk of U.S. reversal.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
The only answer is to throw caution to the wind, then throw the greatest house party mankind has ever known.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2022
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