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played it for all it's worth

played it for all it's worth is the simple past and past participle of play it for all it's worth.

Meaning of play it for all it's worth

Verb

play it for all it's worth (third-person singular simple present plays it for all it's worth, present participle playing it for all it's worth, simple past and past participle played it for all it's worth)

  1. (idiomatic) to take full advantage of
  2. (idiomatic) To go the maximum extent; to go all the way
    • I tell you-all boys, when you-all got a hunch, play it for all it's worth. What's luck good for, if you all ain't to ride it? And when you-all ride it, ride like hell.1910 October, Jack London, Burning Daylight, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC

Questions about played it for all it's worth

What is played it for all it's worth the simple past and past participle of?
Played it for all it's worth is the simple past and past participle of play it for all it's worth.

Words near played it for all it's worth in the dictionary

  1. played into the hand of
  2. played into the hands of
  3. played it cheap
  4. played it close to the hip
  5. played it cool
  6. played it for all it's worth
  7. played it pear-shaped
  8. played it safe
  9. played it straight
  10. played like
  11. played merry havoc with

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