pushes one's luck
Risks too much
To push one's luck is to continue taking risks or pressing an advantage after initial success, courting failure or disaster by not quitting while ahead.
Someone who has gotten away with being late to work several times might be pushing their luck by arriving late again.
You've already won three hands—don't push your luck.
The phrase implies that fortune has been generous and further demands on it are unwise.
- dareChallenge to act boldly
- betRisked stake on outcome
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- roll the diceAccept uncertain outcome
- overconfidenceUnjustified certainty in oneself
bite off more than one can chew · failure · repercussion · risk · impulsiveness · fallout · thrill-seeking · backlash · overreach · ask for trouble · edge · skating on thin ice · go too far · misstep · recklessness · hubris · tempt fate · play with fire
pushes one's luckerrs on the side of caution
Acts with excessive prudence
counts one's blessings · hedges one's bets · cashes out · walks away · cuts one's losses
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