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
Apollinaris	-	Ancient Greek
Vilhelm	VEEL-helm (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian
Thorpe	[θɔ:p]
Hesperos	-	Ancient Greek
ConcepciÓN	kawn-thep-THYON (Spanish), kawn-sep-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Latanya	-	African American