go for broke
Wager it all
To go for broke is to risk everything on a single attempt, holding nothing back: We decided to go for broke and bet it all on the final hand.
The phrase comes from gambling—going broke means losing all your money.
Someone who goes for broke commits fully, accepting failure as the price of an all-out effort.
- all-inFully committed, nothing held back
- go all outCommit completely, withhold nothing
- last-ditchFinal desperate attempt
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- betRisked stake on outcome
risk · roll the dice · moonshot · shoot the moon · bet the farm · leave it all on the field · hail mary · swing for the fences · hazard · sink or swim · take a chance · double down · no holds barred · venture · pedal to the metal · balls to the wall · damn the torpedoes · strive
- combat idiomsstab in the back, dodge a bullet, in the crosshairs, fire away, take a shot
- maximum effortall-out, full throttle, go all out, go hard, all in
- risksrisk, gamble, bet, wager, chance it
- gambling lingoall in, ante up, raise the stakes, go all in, high roller
- risk phrasestake a chance, take a gamble, risk it all, roll the dice, go all in
- crunch timecrunch time, do or die, do-or-die, last chance, now or never
go for brokeplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
hedge one's bets · err on the side of caution · tread carefully · proceed with caution · be careful
go for brokehold back
Prevent forward movement
hedge · dip one's toe in · test the waters · keep one's options open · phone it in