push your luck
Press your advantage
To push your luck is to continue taking risks after initial success, tempting fate by not quitting while ahead.
Someone who has gotten away with something once might push their luck by trying again: You've called in sick three Mondays in a row—don't push your luck.
The phrase warns against overconfidence or greed undoing good fortune.
- riskPossibility of harm
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- roll the diceAccept uncertain outcome
- tempt fateRecklessly invite misfortune
- tempting fateRisking bad outcomes recklessly
play with fire · overreach · asking for trouble · dare · chance · reckless · bold · audacious · brink · edge · dice · bet · pressing · greedy · hubris · cocky · swagger · doubling down
- tabletop gamesboard games, board game, card games, card game, backgammon
- luckgood fortune, misfortune, fortune smiles, fortune favors, charmed life
- board gamesboard, checkers, Monopoly, chess, shogi
- game tacticsstrategy, tactics, positioning, decision making, counterplay
- risk phrasestake a chance, take a gamble, risk it all, go for broke, roll the dice
push your luckplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
err on the side of caution · hedge your bets · walk away · fold · cut your losses
push your luckcount your blessings
Acknowledge what's fortunate
cash out · leave well enough alone · settle · be grateful · call it a day
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