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.
Examples of throw/fling/cast caution to the wind in a Sentence
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Thereafter, both throw caution to the wind and engage in a messy affair for the ages.
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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
Quite a few folks throw caution to the wind and celebrate extravagantly with lavish and expensive cocktails and pours.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 25 Dec. 2023
The two decide to throw caution to the wind and get married on a whim, leading to a whirlwind of emotions.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
The moon�s clash with Neptune encourages you to throw caution to the wind.
—USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
At Expo 2020, the sprawling world’s fair outside Dubai, 26-year-old tourist Lujain Orfi prepared to throw caution to the wind on New Year’s Eve.
—Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2022
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
Quite a few folks throw caution to the wind and celebrate extravagantly with lavish and expensive cocktails and pours.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 25 Dec. 2023
The two decide to throw caution to the wind and get married on a whim, leading to a whirlwind of emotions.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
The moon�s clash with Neptune encourages you to throw caution to the wind.
—USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
At Expo 2020, the sprawling world’s fair outside Dubai, 26-year-old tourist Lujain Orfi prepared to throw caution to the wind on New Year’s Eve.
—Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2022
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