throw caution to the wind
English
Alternative forms
- toss caution to the wind
Verb
throw 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.
- 1998, Mariah Carey, "The Roof":
Related terms
- throw to the wind