throw caution to the winds

throw caution to the winds
also[throw discretion to the winds] {v. phr.} To be daring; make a bold or risky move. * /Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first./

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  • throw\ caution\ to\ the\ winds — • throw caution to the winds • throw discretion to the winds v. phr. To be daring; make a bold or risky move. Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first …   Словарь американских идиом

  • throw caution to the winds — also[throw discretion to the winds] {v. phr.} To be daring; make a bold or risky move. * /Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • throw\ discretion\ to\ the\ winds — • throw caution to the winds • throw discretion to the winds v. phr. To be daring; make a bold or risky move. Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first …   Словарь американских идиом

  • throw caution to the wind (or winds) — act in a reckless manner. → caution …   English new terms dictionary

  • throw to the winds — ▪ To scatter or throw away recklessly ▪ To abandon (restraint, prudence, caution, discretion, etc) ● wind …   Useful english dictionary

  • caution — I n. 1) to exercise, use caution 2) due; extreme, great caution 3) with caution (to view with caution) 4) (misc.) to fling/hurl/throw caution to the winds II v. 1) (D; tr.) to caution about, against (they cautioned us against drinking the water)… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • caution — See: THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • caution — See: THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • caution — See: throw caution to the winds …   Словарь американских идиом

  • The Assault on Reason — Infobox Book name = The Assault on Reason title orig = translator = image caption = author = Al Gore illustrator = cover artist = country = language = English series = subject = genre = publisher = Penguin Press release date = May 22 2007 media… …   Wikipedia

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