fling (one's) bonnet over the windmill



fling (one's) bonnet over the windmill

To act in a deranged, reckless, or unconventional manner. Refers to the eponymous character of the novel Don Quixote, who tosses his hat over a windmill (which he imagines is a giant) as a challenge to it. Sarah is always trying to buck social conventions, flinging her bonnet over the windmill whenever possible. I know you like to take risks in business, but don't fling your bonnet over the windmill.
See also: bonnet, fling, windmill

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
&Thorn;Unor-Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Sequoiasə-KOI-əEnglish (Rare)
Kern[kə:n]
Rodicaro-DEE-kahRomanian
MaariaMAH:-ree-ahFinnish
Yarognev-Medieval Slavic