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goes for the jugular vein

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

Meaning of go for the jugular vein

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of go for the throat.
    • My friend argues that the Appleby case is what set the police off against the cruising at the I-91 rest area, and, the adds the initial media impulse to present Appleby as a mass murderer reveals their go-for-the-jugular-vein homophobic instincts and has helped contribute to the negative image of...1979 February 10, Allen Young, “Living In The Country”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 8

Questions about goes for the jugular vein

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

Words near goes for the jugular vein in the dictionary

  1. goes for it
  2. goes for nothing
  3. goes for the gloves
  4. goes for the gold
  5. goes for the jugular
  6. goes for the jugular vein
  7. goes for the kill
  8. goes for the throat
  9. goes forth
  10. goes free
  11. goes from 0 to 100

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