cap over the windmill: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Historical British EnglishRegional dialectsraredialectalarchaic
  • To act in a reckless, impulsive, or heedless manner; to behave without regard for consequences.
  • To abandon restraint or propriety through sudden, spirited action.

  Examples

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  • Jake went cap over the windmill last night at the party, doing things he usually wouldn't dare.

    Jake went cap over the windmill last night at the party, doing things he usually wouldn't dare.

  • Are you really going to go cap over the windmill by quitting your job without a backup plan?

    Are you really going to go cap over the windmill by quitting your job without a backup plan?

  • She tends to go cap over the windmill whenever she gets frustrated, acting without thinking about consequences.

    She tends to go cap over the windmill whenever she gets frustrated, acting without thinking about consequences.