go for the throat
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Verb
go for the throat (third-person singular simple present goes for the throat, present participle going for the throat, simple past went for the throat, past participle gone for the throat)
- (idiomatic) To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.
- Synonyms: go for the jugular, go for the kill
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.