Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
throw\ caution\ to\ the\ winds — • throw caution to the winds • throw discretion to the winds v. phr. To be daring; make a bold or risky move. Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first … Словарь американских идиом
throw caution to the winds — also[throw discretion to the winds] {v. phr.} To be daring; make a bold or risky move. * /Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first./ … Dictionary of American idioms
throw caution to the winds — also[throw discretion to the winds] {v. phr.} To be daring; make a bold or risky move. * /Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first./ … Dictionary of American idioms
throw to the winds — ▪ To scatter or throw away recklessly ▪ To abandon (restraint, prudence, caution, discretion, etc) ● wind … Useful english dictionary
discretion — See: THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS also THROW DISCRETION TO THE WINDS … Dictionary of American idioms
discretion — See: THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS also THROW DISCRETION TO THE WINDS … Dictionary of American idioms
discretion — See: throw caution to the winds also throw discretion to the winds … Словарь американских идиом
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rashness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Hastiness Nouns 1. rashness, temerity, incautiousness, imprudence, indiscretion, recklessness, folly; overconfidence, audacity, courage, sporting blood; precipitancy, precipitation, impetuosity,… … English dictionary for students
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