throw caution to the winds



throw caution to the winds

Also, throw discretion to the winds. Behave or speak very rashly, as in Throwing caution to the winds, he ran after the truck, or I'm afraid she's thrown discretion to the winds and told everyone about the divorce. This expression uses to the winds in the sense of "utterly vanishing" or "out of existence," a usage dating from the mid-1600s. The first recorded use of throw to the winds was in 1885.
See also: caution, throw, wind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Orabelao-rah-BE-lahEsperanto
BÄRbel-German
TivadarTEEV-aw-dawrHungarian
SiriusSIR-ee-əs (English), SEER-ee-əs (English)Astronomy
AndyAN-deeEnglish
Gilroy-Irish, Scottish