Tag: foolhardy
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Calculated risk
WotD: Calculated risk Risk-takers are considered to be foolhardy and sometimes immature or reckless. However, those who take calculated risks are some of the most level-headed people in business and politics you could ever hope to meet. A calculated risk is a decision made after carefully considering the potential disadvantages and benefits. A calculated risk is…
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Devil-may-care
WotD: Devil-may-care Do you know someone a little reckless? They don’t worry about the consequences or what other people think of them when they do things. They do what they want and have fun. Yeah, well, this person has what we can call a devil-may-care attitude. Devil-may-care describes the attitude of someone adventurous, daring or…
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Foolhardy
Word of the Day: Foolhardy There’s a limit to everything. The problem is some people always have to push things too far. That’s the difference between being brave and foolhardy. A brave person doesn’t show fear when faced with a dangerous situation. They do, however, show caution. Brave people hope for the best but prepare…
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Out of hand
English Phrase: Out of hand Out of hand means that you refuse or dismiss something without thinking about it deeply. If one of my friends asked me to run naked with them in the Tokyo marathon, I would refuse it out of hand. I would not even think about it. Actually, in Afghanistan, a secret…
