throw caution to the wind
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editthrow 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)
- (idiomatic) To do something despite the risks.
- 1998, Mariah Carey, The Roof:
- 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.
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