push one's luck
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push one's luck
verb pushes one's luck · pushing one's luck · pushed one's luck
- To take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky. The jury had little choice but to free the killer. Sane enough at least not to push his luck, Sledge immediately left the state.
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| Español | tanto va el cántaro a la fuente que al final se rompe, arriesgarse |
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| 日本語 | 図に乗る zu ni noru, 付け上がる tsukeagaru, 調子に乗る chōshi ni noru |
| Português | esticar-se |
| Français | pousser sa chance |
| Deutsch | sein Glück herausfordern |
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