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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The only answer is to throw caution to the wind, then throw the greatest house party mankind has ever known.
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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
To listen to the devil on his shoulder, throw caution to the wind and let tomorrow’s problems wait for tomorrow.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
The moon’s clash with Mars inspires you to throw caution to the wind.
—USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
The two-person team at Make Sunsets is just the first company to throw caution to the wind and go for it regardless of the potential consequences.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
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
To listen to the devil on his shoulder, throw caution to the wind and let tomorrow’s problems wait for tomorrow.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
The moon’s clash with Mars inspires you to throw caution to the wind.
—USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
The two-person team at Make Sunsets is just the first company to throw caution to the wind and go for it regardless of the potential consequences.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
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