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going for the jugular

going for the jugular is the present participle and gerund 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 going for the jugular

What is going for the jugular the present participle and gerund of?
Going for the jugular is the present participle and gerund of go for the jugular.

Words near going for the jugular in the dictionary

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

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