throw caution to the wind

verb

To do something despite the risks.

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Meanings

verbthrow caution to the wind (third-person singular simple present throws caution to the wind, present participle throwing caution to the wind, simple past threw caution to the wind, past participle thrown caution to the wind)

present singular third person throws caution to the wind · participle present throwing caution to the wind · past threw caution to the wind · participle past thrown caution to the wind · alternative cast caution to the wind · alternative toss caution to the wind

  1. idiomaticTo do something despite the risks.

    I couldn't bear to let you go yet So I threw caution to the wind And started listening to my longing heart And then you softly pressed your lips to mine And feelings surfaced I'd suppressed For such a long time.

    1998, Mariah Carey, The Roof

Translations

Finnish vähät välittää vaaroista
  • vähät välittää vaaroistaTranslations
Polish zapominać o rozwadze, zapomnieć o rozwadze
  • zapominać o rozwadzeTranslations
  • zapomnieć o rozwadzeTranslations
Spanish ponerse el mundo por montera, liarse la manta a la cabeza
  • ponerse el mundo por monteraTranslations
  • liarse la manta a la cabezaTranslations
Ukrainian відки́нути вся́ку оба́чність
  • відки́нути вся́ку оба́чність (vidkýnuty vsjáku obáčnistʹ)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

throw caution to the wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20caution%20to%20the%20wind

MLA

“throw caution to the wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20caution%20to%20the%20wind. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw caution to the wind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20caution%20to%20the%20wind.

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