punt

/pʌnt/ verb

Definition

BOAT [I, T] › to go or take someone along a river in a punt

BALL [T] › in some sports, to kick a ball after you have dropped it from your hands and before it touches the ground

(Definition of punt verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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