push one's luck

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

push one's luck

1. (idiomatic) To take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.
   • 1967 Dec. 29, "Quick Cure for a Killer," Time:

     The jury had little choice but to free the killer. Sane enough at least not to push his luck, Sledge immediately left the state.

Translations

Translations

• Czech: pokoušet štěstí impf
• Spanish: tanto va el cántaro a la fuente que al final se rompe
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See also

• lucky streak
• push it
• when you're hot, you're hot