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here goes nothing

here goes nothing interjection: indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried, but that it will be attempted nonetheless.

Interjection

here goes nothing

  1. (idiomatic) Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried, but that it will be attempted nonetheless.
    • Well, I checked everything and I think it's wired up correctly, so I guess all that's left is to turn it on. Here goes nothing!
    Synonyms:
    here goes

Synonyms of here goes nothing

Questions about here goes nothing

What does here goes nothing mean?
Here goes nothing means indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried, but that it will be attempted nonetheless.
What part of speech is here goes nothing?
Here goes nothing is an interjection.

Words near here goes nothing in the dictionary

  1. here document
  2. here documents
  3. here for a good time, not a long time
  4. here for it
  5. here goes
  6. here goes nothing
  7. here here
  8. here lies
  9. here to stay
  10. here today, gone tomorrow
  11. here we are

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