in den Wind schlagen

to throw caution to the wind

Türkçe: her şeyi göze almak

Noun

Wind m.

Verb

schlagen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Bauherr schlägt die Warnungen der Ingenieure in den Wind.

How it is used

Idiomatic. Means 'to throw caution to the wind' – ignoring warnings recklessly. Use in a business meeting about a risky investment. Nuance: implies deliberate disregard, not accidental oversight.

Other verbs that go with Wind

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• (viel) Wind machen um+Akk.to make a big fuss about
• durch den Wind seinto be disoriented or flustered

All collocations with Wind

Other collocations built on schlagen

• Alarm schlagento sound the alarm
• eine Brücke schlagento build a bridge
• in die Flucht jagen / schlagento put someone to flight
• die Konkurrenz schlagento beat the competition