flamber

On ne flambe pas si on sait avec certitude qu'on va gagner.
Uh, it's not gambling if you absolutely know you're going to win.
Il est donc plus judicieux d’indiquer au Conseil de ministres, ainsi qu’à la Commission, les mesures que nous souhaitons prendre pour que le prix des timbres-poste ne flambe pas.
So it makes more sense to us to tell the Council of Ministers, and the Commission too, what we want done to prevent postage stamps going up in price.
Ne flambe pas tout.
Don't spend it all.
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