with reckless abandon
idiom
: in a very wild and reckless way
She decided with reckless abandon to quit her job and move to Tahiti.
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Even more than the federal government, college sports for years has spent with reckless abandon, relying on outdated business models and ignoring efficiency in favor of the wasteful status quo.
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Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
However, sticking to her overall intention with the film, Berg draws a line between this technical skill and Buckley’s ethereal spirit, which, having been raised by a single mother, contained both masculine and feminine features and poured love onto others with reckless abandon.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
After an overly serious first season, Legends of Tomorrow began a stunning pivot to tongue-in-cheek sci-fi romp that chewed through gags, ideas, and cast members with reckless abandon to become the Arrowverse’s greatest success, and a show that felt distinctly its own.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Imagine a team with 12 forwards who can lean on a defenceman (like Draisaitl), cross-check a defenceman while removing the puck from opposition possession with the precision of a surgeon (like Connor McDavid), and pursue the puck with reckless abandon (like Zach Hyman).
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
However, sticking to her overall intention with the film, Berg draws a line between this technical skill and Buckley’s ethereal spirit, which, having been raised by a single mother, contained both masculine and feminine features and poured love onto others with reckless abandon.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
After an overly serious first season, Legends of Tomorrow began a stunning pivot to tongue-in-cheek sci-fi romp that chewed through gags, ideas, and cast members with reckless abandon to become the Arrowverse’s greatest success, and a show that felt distinctly its own.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Imagine a team with 12 forwards who can lean on a defenceman (like Draisaitl), cross-check a defenceman while removing the puck from opposition possession with the precision of a surgeon (like Connor McDavid), and pursue the puck with reckless abandon (like Zach Hyman).
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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“With reckless abandon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20reckless%20abandon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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