throwing caution
Discarding careful judgment
Throwing caution appears in the expression throw caution to the wind, meaning to act boldly without worrying about consequences or risks.
Someone throwing caution aside abandons their usual carefulness: She threw caution to the wind and quit her job to travel.
The phrase suggests a deliberate choice to stop being sensible.
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- damn the torpedoesDisregard peril, advance anyway
- riskPossibility of harm
- leapSudden springing movement
leap of faith · daring · boldness · going all in · plunge · gamble · fearless · no holds barred · impulsive · wild · spur of the moment · audacious · brash · devil-may-care · living dangerously · headlong · rashness · throwing
throwing cautionplaying it safe
Avoiding unnecessary risk
risk aversion · erring on the side of caution · hedging one's bets · hedging bets · keeping options open
throwing cautionthinking twice
deliberating · weighing options · due diligence · holding back · sleeping on it
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