riding for a fall

Fig. risking failure or an accident, usually due to overconfidence. Tom drives too fast, and he seems too sure of himself. He's riding for a fall. Bill needs to eat better and get more sleep. He's riding for a fall.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
EkİN	-	Turkish
Jacinto	hah-THEEN-to (Spanish), hah-SEEN-to (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Aymar	['eimə]
Geoffrey	JEF-ree (English), zhaw-FRE (French)	English, French
Fidelma	fi-DEL-ma	Irish
Manuele	mah-NWE-le	Italian