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plays it for all it's worth

plays it for all it's worth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plays it for all it's worth

What is plays it for all it's worth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays it for all it's worth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play it for all it's worth.

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

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

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