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pushes one's luck

pushes one's luck is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is pushes one's luck the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pushes one's luck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push one's luck.

Words near pushes one's luck in the dictionary

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

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