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push one's luck and press one's luck
to expect continued good fortune; to expect to continue to escape bad luck. (Often implies unreasonable expectation.) You're okay so far, but don't push your luck. Bob pressed his luck too much and got into a lot of trouble. push your luck to try too hard to get a particular result and risk losing what you have achieved (usually negative) Don't push your luck - they've agreed to pay your travel expenses, I don't think it would be wise to ask for more money. See push over the edge, hit the panic button, press the right buttonpush your luck also press your luck to expect good things to continue to happen because they have in the past I was fortunate to survive the crash, and there was no point pushing my luck by continuing to race. Usage notes: often used in the phrase don't push your luck: We've given you a lot of time off recently, but don't push your luck. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A lot of police work comes down to luck, Chief Sampson acknowledged, and sometimes the public can push luck the way of police. |
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