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goes for broke

goes for broke is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go for broke.

Meaning of go for broke

Verb

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

  1. To wager everything.
  2. (idiomatic) To try everything possible or do every last thing possible in a final attempt.
    • These shoeless gladiators "shoot the works" or as they themselves term it "go for broke" in each game. They battle for every inch ...1931 September 19, "Loui", “Want a Lot of Action? See Barefoot Games”, in Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, HI, page 11

Questions about goes for broke

What is goes for broke the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes for broke is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go for broke.

Words near goes for broke in the dictionary

  1. goes five-hole
  2. goes for
  3. goes for a Burton
  4. goes for a song
  5. goes for a toss
  6. goes for broke
  7. goes for gold
  8. goes for it
  9. goes for nothing
  10. goes for the gloves
  11. goes for the gold

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