[Slang] PUSHING YOUR LUCK. - Learn Everyday Slang: Knowing When You're Tempting Fate

Testing limits or boundaries.

Pushing your luck" means attempting to extend one’s good fortune beyond reasonable limits or continuing risky behavior despite warnings. It’s often used when someone is taking more chances than is wise, testing boundaries or patience in potentially unfavorable situations.

Example Sentences

1. If you keep taunting him, you're really pushing your luck.

   By taunting him, you're risking provoking a negative reaction.

2. Continuing to gamble after winning might be pushing your luck.

   Continuing to gamble after winning increases the risk of losing.

3. Taking that risky shortcut through the backroads late at night, she was definitely pushing her luck.

   Taking a risky shortcut through backroads late at night pushed safety boundaries.