Idiom: 'to push your luck'

[Aiskilusi]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #57 "Lucky You", question 3

If I were you I would certainly accept the offer. If you ask for any more you're just ......... your luck.

(a) pushing
(b) probing
(c) promoting
(d) pending

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #57 "Lucky You", answer 3

If I were you I would certainly accept the offer. If you ask for any more you're just pushing your luck.

Correct answer: (a) pushing

Your answer was: incorrect
If I were you I would certainly accept the offer. If you ask for any more you're just pending your luck.
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Hi,

Shouldn't we put the word 'away' after 'luck'... so it would be ..."If you ask for any more you're just pushing your luck away."?

Aiskilus

[Alan]

Hi,

The set expression is push your luck or press your luck and it has the sense of, in a way, putting too much pressure on your good fortune and expecting to be lucky beyond what is reasonable.

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