throw to the wind

English

Alternative forms

• toss to the wind
• throw to the winds

Pronunciation

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Verb

throw to the wind (third-person singular simple present throws to the wind, present participle throwing to the wind, simple past threw to the wind, past participle thrown to the wind)

1. (idiomatic) To discard or dispense with, especially in an abrupt or reckless manner.
   • 1967 December 1, “Under the Haberdashery By the City Gate”, in Time:

     Proud of their accomplishment, they recently threw secrecy to the wind, opened their basement display room to visitors.

   • 2002, Elizabeth Nunez, Discretion‎^[1], →ISBN, page 274:

     There are men in the Bible whom God condemns for wasting their talent, for throwing it to the wind.

Derived terms

• throw caution to the wind