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going for the throat

going for the throat is the present participle and gerund of go for the throat.

Meaning of go for the throat

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.

Questions about going for the throat

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

Words near going for the throat in the dictionary

  1. going for the gloves
  2. going for the gold
  3. going for the jugular
  4. going for the jugular vein
  5. going for the kill
  6. going for the throat
  7. going forth
  8. going forward
  9. going free
  10. going from 0 to 100
  11. going from bad to worse

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