here goes nothing
Pessimistic starting declaration
Here goes nothing is said just before attempting something with low expectations of success—an acknowledgment that the effort may fail or amount to nothing: I've never done a backflip before, but here goes nothing.
The phrase signals a mix of resignation and willingness to try anyway.
- all rightSatisfactory or unharmed
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- fineAcceptable in quality
- goodSatisfactory in quality
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
trial · bravery · moment of truth · daring · speculative · boldness · leap of faith · initiative · do or die · audacity · experimentation · hold my beer · fingers crossed · risk · gamble · shot in the dark · leap · unsure
here goes nothingpiece of cake
Idiomatic easy task
no problem · sure thing · can't miss · easy as pie · in the bag
here goes nothinghere we go
Exclamation signaling commencement
let's do this · bring it on · game on · full steam ahead · onward and upward
here, there, goes, going, undergo, nothing, thing, things, something