- don't push your luck
- do not try to get too much, do not ask for more
If Mom says maybe, don't push your luck. Be patient.
English Idioms. Sayings and slang .
don't push your luck
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push your luck — push it/push your luck/informal phrase to take a big risk by doing something that is likely to cause you trouble I think you’re pushing your luck asking for another pay rise. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: push … Useful english dictionary
push your luck — push (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… … New idioms dictionary
push your luck — See don t push your luck … English idioms
push luck — push (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… … New idioms dictionary
push it — push it/push your luck/informal phrase to take a big risk by doing something that is likely to cause you trouble I think you’re pushing your luck asking for another pay rise. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
push it/things — informal : to continue to do or to try to do something when you should stop If your mom already said “no” two times, don t push it. [=don t keep asking her] You ll just make her mad. You ve won a lot of money, but don t push it [=don t push your… … Useful english dictionary
push one's luck — See: PRESS ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
push one's luck — See: PRESS ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
push things — see ↑push, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑thing * * * push your ˈluck | ˈpush it/things idiom (informal) to take a risk because you have successfully avoided problems in the past • … Useful english dictionary
luck — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ better, good, great ▪ blind, dumb (AmE), plain, pure, sheer ▪ It was sheer luck … Collocations dictionary
