don't push your luck
Meaning: Don't risk ruining a good situation by asking for more.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “You got the day off; don't push your luck by asking for the week.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: From gambling, where a winner who keeps betting risks losing everything. The phrase is common from the mid-20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Portuguese: forçar a barra — literally: to force the bar
- French: Faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties — literally: You mustn't push granny into the nettles
More idioms — Daily Life
- on the house — Free, paid for by the business.
- make a song and dance about — To make an unnecessary fuss about something.
- wide of the mark — Inaccurate or irrelevant.
- flat out — As fast or as hard as possible.
- can't carry a tune in a bucket — Sings very badly.
- a smash hit — To be a huge success.
More English idioms
- yada yada yada — And so on; skipping boring details.
- swap spit — To kiss passionately (slang).
- hit the wall — To suddenly run out of energy.
- grab a bite — To eat something quickly.
- like a rat in a trap — Trapped with no way to escape.
- like the cat that got the cream — Very pleased with oneself.