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gone for the gold

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

Meaning of go for the gold

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To attempt to achieve the maximum result or reward in an endeavour.
    • At next year's Senior Olympic event, [Sam] Griffith plans on adding the 100-meter low hurdle, discus, and the 220-meter run, in addition to the events he entered this year. "Sam, go for it," as General [Albert] Stubblebine once said, becomes a motto for him. With that thought in mind, Griffith goes...1984 November, “Griffith Goes for the Gold”, in Phoebe Russo, editor, INSCOM Journal, volume 7, number 11, Arlington, Va.: U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 3

Questions about gone for the gold

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

Words near gone for the gold in the dictionary

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

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