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gone big or gone home

gone big or gone home is the past participle 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 gone big or gone home

What is gone big or gone home the past participle of?
Gone big or gone home is the past participle of go big or go home.

Words near gone big or gone home in the dictionary

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

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