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GO FOR BROKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does go for broke mean?
• GO FOR BROKE (verb)
The verb GO FOR BROKE has 1 sense:
1. risk everything in one big effort
Familiarity information: GO FOR BROKE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Risk everything in one big effort
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race
Hypernyms (to "go for broke" is one way to...):
adventure; chance; gamble; hazard; risk; run a risk; take a chance; take chances (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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