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gone for the throat

gone for the throat is the past participle 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 gone for the throat

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

Words near gone for the throat in the dictionary

  1. gone for the gloves
  2. gone for the gold
  3. gone for the jugular
  4. gone for the jugular vein
  5. gone for the kill
  6. gone for the throat
  7. gone forth
  8. gone free
  9. gone from bad to worse
  10. gone from strength to strength
  11. gone from zero to hero

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