throw caution to the wind
To 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 s
caution
UK /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/ US /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/
noun 5verb 2
Definitions
noun
1
Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
take caution
have caution
2
A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
The guideline expressed caution against excessive radiographic imaging.
3
Security; guaranty; bail.
The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be vigorously prosecuted.
4
One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.
Oh, that boy, he's a caution! He does make me laugh.
‘You are a caution,’ she said, when she came out. ‘I don't understand you.’
5
A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
verb
1
To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
In its May 1965 issue, Life magazine condemned skateboards as a “menace to limb and even to life,” and cautioned readers about riders who “take over the paths made for peaceful strollers.”
2
To give a yellow card.
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