push one's luck



push one's luck

Also, press one's luck. Risk one's good fortune, often by acting overconfidently, as in We've gotten all but one of the concessions we asked for; demanding that last one would be pushing our luck , or You've done very well so far, but don't press your luck. [Early 1900s]
See also: luck, push

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bernardinaber-nahr-DEE-nahItalian
Efraim-Hebrew, Biblical
Gearalt-Irish
EpaphrasEP-ə-fras (English)Biblical, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Thibaulttee-BOFrench
Aletheaal-ə-THEE-ə, ə-LEE-thee-əEnglish