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What does "push one's luck" mean?

Also, press one's luck. Risk one's good fortune, often by acting overconfidently, as in We've gotten all but one of the concessions we asked for; demanding that last one would be pushing our luck, or You've done very well so far, but don't press your luck. [Early 1900s]

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