throw caution to the wind en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To do something despite the risks.
I couldn't bear to let you go yet So I threw caution to the wind And started listening to my longing heart And then you softly pressed your lips to mine And feelings surfaced I'd suppressed For such a long time.
1998, Mariah Carey, The Roof:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| throws caution to the wind | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| threw caution to the wind | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| toss caution to the wind | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cast caution to the wind | alternative | lexicographic | |
| thrown caution to the wind | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| throwing caution to the wind | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (6)
fi vähät välittää vaaroista (Translations) · pl zapominać o rozwadze (Translations) · es ponerse el mundo por montera (Translations) · pl zapomnieć o rozwadze (Translations) · uk відки́нути вся́ку оба́чність (Translations) · es liarse la manta a la cabeza (Translations)