push one's luck en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, in the negative) To take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.
I don’t think I really treat you that special / Chase a pretty girl who actually gets you / Brutally honest and for that I applaud you (Skrrt, skrrt) / Boy just give it up, you’re really pushing your luck uh
2021, City Girl, tiffi, “PACK IT UP BOY”, in C-GIRL, performed by tiffi:The jury had little choice but to free the killer. Sane enough at least not to push his luck, Sledge immediately left the state.
1967 December 29, “Quick Cure for a Killer”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pushing one's luck | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pushes one's luck | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pushed one's luck | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pushed one's luck | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
push it · lucky streak · when you're hot, you're hot
Translations (11)
fi koettaa onneaan (Translations) · ja 調子に乗る (Translations) · pt esticar-se (Translations) · es arriesgarse (Translations) · ja 図に乗る (Translations) · es tanto va el cántaro a la fuente que al final se rompe (Translations) · ja 付け上がる (Translations) · fr pousser sa chance (Translations) · de sein Glück herausfordern (Translations) · pl igrać z losem (Translations) · cs pokoušet štěstí (Translations)