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See: THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS.

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throw caution to the winds

[throw caution to the winds] also [throw discretion to the winds] {v. phr.} To be daring; make a bold or risky move. * /Hearing that Apaches were planning to start […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

discretion

[discretion] See: [THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS] also [THROW DISCRETION TO THE WINDS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

wind

[wind] See: [GET WIND OF], [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [GONE WITH THE WIND], [IN THE WIND], [IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD], [SECOND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[take care] {v. phr.} To be careful; use wisdom or caution. * /Take care that you don't spill that coffee!/ * /We must take care to let nobody hear about […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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