throw caution to the winds

Idioms  

1. Also, throw discretion to the winds. Behave or speak very rashly, as in Throwing caution to the winds, he ran after the truck, or I'm afraid she's thrown discretion to the winds and told everyone about the divorce. This expression uses to the winds in the sense of “utterly vanishing” or “out of existence,” a usage dating from the mid-1600s. The first recorded use of throw to the winds was in 1885.

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Example Sentences

Johnson urged people not to “throw caution to the winds,” but said it was time to move “away from banning certain courses of action, compelling certain courses of action, in favor of encouraging personal responsibility.”

From Seattle Times

“I’m not saying that we should throw caution to the winds, but now is the moment for everybody to get their confidence back,” Johnson told the BBC in an interview broadcast Sunday.

From Washington Times

Boris Johnson told BBC's Sunday Morning programme: "We're certainly not asking people to throw caution to the winds."

From BBC

It's certainly not a time to throw caution to the winds.

From BBC

Fortunately, my brother did not assume that calcium-free arteries meant he could throw caution to the winds, eat anything he wanted and forget about exercise, controlling his weight and taking medication to keep his blood pressure and cholesterol within healthy limits.

From New York Times