"throw caution to the wind" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-throw caution to the wind.ogg Forms: throws caution to the wind [present, singular, third-person], throwing caution to the wind [participle, present], threw caution to the wind [past], thrown caution to the wind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> caution to the wind}} throw caution to the wind (third-person singular simple present throws caution to the wind, present participle throwing caution to the wind, simple past threw caution to the wind, past participle thrown caution to the wind)
  1. (idiomatic) To do something despite the risks. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: cast caution to the wind, toss caution to the wind Related terms: throw to the wind Translations (Translations): vähät välittää vaaroista (Finnish), ponerse el mundo por montera (Spanish), liarse la manta a la cabeza (Spanish), відки́нути вся́ку оба́чність (vidkýnuty vsjáku obáčnistʹ) (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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