verb
Meaning 1
To do something despite the risks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
throw caution to the wind
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: vähät välittää vaaroista — Translations
- Polish: zapominać o rozwadze — Translations
- Polish: zapomnieć o rozwadze — Translations
- Spanish: ponerse el mundo por montera — Translations
- Spanish: liarse la manta a la cabeza — Translations
- Ukrainian: відки́нути вся́ку оба́чність (vidkýnuty vsjáku obáčnistʹ) — Translations