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gone for the jugular

gone for the jugular is the past participle 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 gone for the jugular

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

Words near gone for the jugular in the dictionary

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

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