pushing 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. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of push one's luck
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pushing one's luck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushing%20one's%20luck

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“pushing one's luck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushing%20one's%20luck. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pushing one's luck,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushing%20one's%20luck.

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