throw caution to the wind

• cast caution to the wind, toss caution to the wind

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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.
   • 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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