The pitcher will go to the well once too often proverb
This proverb is used to advise one shouldn’t repeat risky actions because it can push their luck to go far.
A period of good fortune will eventually come to an end.
I know you are so happy with the triumph, but don't rest on your laurels and remember that the pitcher will go to the well once too often.
A: He got an excellent grade but the teacher didn't know he cheated on the test. It's unfair. B: Calm down. The pitcher will go to the well once too often.
He keeps breaking the law! He will be caught soon. The pitcher will go to the well once too often.
To be thankful or grateful for one's good luck usually while avoiding a bad situation
A normally unreliable person can still be right about something, even if it is only by accident.
It is used to say that someone is lucky.
Relying on guessing and luck