went for the jugular

Verb

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

1. Synonym of go for the throat.
   • You start to admire the flagrant disregard
     For the sanctity of other people's lives
     By the filthy few in positions of power
     Who go for the jugular in order to survive1985, J. G. Thirlwell, “Anything (Viva!)”, in Nail, performed by Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel

   Synonyms:

   go for the throat