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going big or going home

going big or going home is the present participle and gerund 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 going big or going home

What is going big or going home the present participle and gerund of?
Going big or going home is the present participle and gerund of go big or go home.

Words near going big or going home in the dictionary

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

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