with reckless abandon
idiom
: in a very wild and reckless way
She decided with reckless abandon to quit her job and move to Tahiti.
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After an overly serious first season, Legends of Tomorrow began a stunning pivot to tongue-in-cheek sci-fi romp that chewed through gags, ideas, and cast members with reckless abandon to become the Arrowverse’s greatest success, and a show that felt distinctly its own.
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Imagine a team with 12 forwards who can lean on a defenceman (like Draisaitl), cross-check a defenceman while removing the puck from opposition possession with the precision of a surgeon (like Connor McDavid), and pursue the puck with reckless abandon (like Zach Hyman).
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
But for star Demi Moore, the most violent material was watching co-star Dennis Quaid wolf down shrimp with reckless abandon.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
Yet the state’s slow roll out of licensed dispensaries created a gray zone for unlicensed pot sellers, who began opening hundreds of brick-and-mortar stores with reckless abandon.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Imagine a team with 12 forwards who can lean on a defenceman (like Draisaitl), cross-check a defenceman while removing the puck from opposition possession with the precision of a surgeon (like Connor McDavid), and pursue the puck with reckless abandon (like Zach Hyman).
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
But for star Demi Moore, the most violent material was watching co-star Dennis Quaid wolf down shrimp with reckless abandon.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
Yet the state’s slow roll out of licensed dispensaries created a gray zone for unlicensed pot sellers, who began opening hundreds of brick-and-mortar stores with reckless abandon.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
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“With reckless abandon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20reckless%20abandon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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