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111go off the deep end — phrasal 1. to enter recklessly on a course 2. to become very much excited …
112hell-bent — adjective Date: 1835 stubbornly and often recklessly determined or intent < hell bent on winning > • hell bent adverb …
113high roller — noun Date: 1881 1. a person who spends freely in luxurious living 2. a person who gambles recklessly or for high stakes • high rolling adjective …
114reckless — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. marked by lack of proper caution ; careless of consequences 2. irresponsible < reckless charges > Synonyms: see adventurous • recklessly adverb • recklessness noun …
115shoot up — verb Date: 1890 transitive verb 1. to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly < cowboys shooting up the town > 2. to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein intransitive verb to inject a narcotic into a vein • shoot up noun …
116slaphappy — adjective Date: 1936 1. punch drunk 2. buoyantly or recklessly carefree or foolish ; happy go lucky …
117temerity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English temeryte, from Latin temeritas, from temere blindly, recklessly; akin to Old High German demar darkness, Latin tenebrae, Sanskrit tamas Date: 15th century 1. unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of… …
118throw money at — phrasal to spend large sums of money on or for especially recklessly or ineffectively < trying to solve problems by throwing money at them > …
119berserk — I. noun or berserker Etymology: Old Norse berserkr, probably from ber bear + serkr shirt Date: 1818 1. an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable 2. one whose actions are recklessly defiant II. adjective Date:… …
120headlong — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, from hed head Date: 14th century 1. headfirst 1 2. without deliberation ; recklessly < rushes headlong into danger > 3. without pause or delay II …
