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gone for broke

gone for broke is the past participle of go for broke.

Meaning of go for broke

Verb

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

  1. To wager everything.
  2. (idiomatic) To try everything possible or do every last thing possible in a final attempt.
    • These shoeless gladiators "shoot the works" or as they themselves term it "go for broke" in each game. They battle for every inch ...1931 September 19, "Loui", “Want a Lot of Action? See Barefoot Games”, in Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, HI, page 11

Questions about gone for broke

What is gone for broke the past participle of?
Gone for broke is the past participle of go for broke.

Words near gone for broke in the dictionary

  1. gone five-hole
  2. gone for
  3. gone for a Burton
  4. gone for a song
  5. gone for a toss
  6. gone for broke
  7. gone for gold
  8. gone for it
  9. gone for nothing
  10. gone for the gloves
  11. gone for the gold

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