to throw caution to the wind meaning?

Question

What's the meaning of "to throw caution to the wind" idiom? Please give me some examples!

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Throwing caution to the wind can be a liberating experience.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

In the imperative:

"Throw caution to the wind!"
 

This idiom has the implication that before you threw caution to the wind, you were careful and conservative. 
This idiom can have the connotation of impulsiveness.
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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Ned and Grace are out eating at their favorite restaurant.  Ned usually orders the same meal every time ...

Grace:  "Are you going to have your usual, dear?"
Ned:       "I'm not sure.  Perhaps I'll try something different."
Grace:  "Really?"
Ned:      "Yes.  I think I'll throw caution to the wind and order the octopus."

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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I have been working at the same job for fifteen years.  The job is OK but I am not very enthusiastic about it.  I have a conservative life.  My routine is fixed.  I do the same things every day.  Yesterday, I was offered a job in a foreign country.  The job is something I have never done before.  I do not really know about the foreign country or the new job but I think that, maybe, I am ready for a change.

Should I throw caution to the wind and take the new job?

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to throw caution to the wind"

to engage in a risky or uncharacteristic behavior when the outcome may not be known
 

Synonyms:
abrupt, ardent, eager, fervid, hasty, headlong, hurried, impulsive, precipitant, rash, rushing, spontaneous, spur, sudden swift, unplanned, unpremeditated, unthinking
 
 

 

The boy is literally throwing caution to the wind. - - - - ->