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pushed one's luck

pushed one's luck is the simple past and past participle of push one's luck.

Meaning of push one's luck

Verb

push one's luck (third-person singular simple present pushes one's luck, present participle pushing one's luck, simple past and past participle pushed one's luck)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.1967 December 29, “Quick Cure for a Killer”, in Time

Questions about pushed one's luck

What is pushed one's luck the simple past and past participle of?
Pushed one's luck is the simple past and past participle of push one's luck.

Words near pushed one's luck in the dictionary

  1. pushed into the long grass
  2. pushed it
  3. pushed moraine
  4. pushed off
  5. pushed on
  6. pushed one's luck
  7. pushed one's way
  8. pushed one's way in
  9. pushed out
  10. pushed over
  11. pushed paper

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