went for broke

Verb

go for broke (third-person singular simple present goes for broke, present participle going for broke, simple past went for broke, past participle gone for broke)

1. To wager everything.
2. (idiomatic) To try everything possible or do every last thing possible in a final attempt.
   • These shoeless gladiators "shoot the works" or as they themselves term it "go for broke" in each game. They battle for every inch ...1931 September 19, "Loui", “Want a Lot of Action? See Barefoot Games”, in Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, HI, page 11