pushes one's luck

A form of push one's luck — To take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of push one's luck
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pushes one's luck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushes%20one's%20luck

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