Throw caution to the winds
Also, throw discretion to the winds. Behave or speak very rashly, as in Throwing caution to the winds, he ran after the truck, or I’m afraid she’s thrown discretion to the winds and told everyone about the divorce. This expression uses to the winds in the sense of “utterly vanishing” or “out of existence,” a usage dating from the mid-1600s. The first recorded use of throw to the winds was in 1885.
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- Throw good money after bad
Waste more money in hopes of recouping previous losses, as in Hiring him to improve that software is throwing good money after bad; it’s based on an older operating system and will soon be obsolete. [ Late 1800s ]