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goes for the jugular

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

Meaning of go for the jugular

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of go for the throat.
    • You start to admire the flagrant disregard
      For the sanctity of other people's lives
      By the filthy few in positions of power
      Who go for the jugular in order to survive1985, J. G. Thirlwell, “Anything (Viva!)”, in Nail, performed by Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel

Questions about goes for the jugular

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

Words near goes for the jugular in the dictionary

  1. goes for gold
  2. goes for it
  3. goes for nothing
  4. goes for the gloves
  5. goes for the gold
  6. goes for the jugular
  7. goes for the jugular vein
  8. goes for the kill
  9. goes for the throat
  10. goes forth
  11. goes free

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