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go for the throat

go for the throat verb: to exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.

Verb

go for the throat (third-person singular simple present goes for the throat, present participle going for the throat, simple past went for the throat, past participle gone for the throat)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.

Synonyms of go for the throat

Forms of go for the throat

third-person singular presentgoes for the throat
present participlegoing for the throat
pastwent for the throat
past participlegone for the throat

Questions about go for the throat

What does go for the throat mean?
Go for the throat means to exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.
What part of speech is go for the throat?
Go for the throat is a verb.
What is the past tense of go for the throat?
The past tense of go for the throat is went for the throat.

Words near go for the throat in the dictionary

  1. go for the gold
  2. go for the gold ring
  3. go for the jugular
  4. go for the jugular vein
  5. go for the kill
  6. go for the throat
  7. go for your life
  8. go forth
  9. go forth and multiply
  10. go free
  11. go from 0 to 100

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