Idiom: Throw Caution to the Wind

to take a risk

Examples

• She threw caution to the wind.

Key rules

• Throw caution to the wind means take a risk and not worry about danger
• It is used in past-tense stories: she threw caution to the wind
• It is often used for spontaneous actions
• The phrase is figurative

Common mistakes

• She threw caution in the wind → She threw caution to the wind