Throw caution to the wind
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 13To do something without worrying about the risk
जोखिम उठाना
Radhika threw caution to the wind and left her job to start her own school.
He threw caution to the wind and drove through the storm.
Daily use: Radhika ne caution to the wind phenk diya aur apna business shuru kar diya.
Caution यानी सावधानी। सोचिए किसी ने सावधानी को उठाकर हवा में फेंक दिया — अब बस risk बचा। यानी जोखिम की परवाह किए बिना कुछ कर डालना।
Caution means care. Picture someone picking up caution and throwing it into the wind — no care is left, only risk. So it means doing something without worrying about the risk.
कई बार पूछा गया; answer है 'risk की चिंता किए बिना कुछ करना'। Opposite options: 'play it safe', 'err on the side of caution'।
Asked many times; the answer is 'to do something without worrying about the risk'. Opposite options: 'play it safe', 'err on the side of caution'.