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goes big or goes home

goes big or goes home is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go big or go home.

Meaning of go big or go home

Verb

go big or go home (third-person singular simple present goes big or goes home, present participle going big or going home, simple past went big or went home, past participle gone big or gone home)

  1. (idiomatic) One must either try to go all the way or not try at all; a high-risk, high-reward strategy.
    • Near-synonyms: go hard or go home, go all the way, go for broke, do or die, fish or cut bait, put up or shut up, shit or get off the pot, get big or get out, rise to the occasion

Questions about goes big or goes home

What is goes big or goes home the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes big or goes home is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go big or go home.

Words near goes big or goes home in the dictionary

  1. goes below
  2. goes berserk
  3. goes between
  4. goes beyond
  5. goes beyond the pale
  6. goes big or goes home
  7. goes bonkers
  8. goes both ways
  9. goes brrr
  10. goes bush
  11. goes bust

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