go big or go home

present singular third person goes big or goes home · participle present going big or going home · past went big or went home · participle past gone big or gone home

1. idiomaticOne must either try to go all the way or not try at all; a high-risk, high-reward strategy.

   She had the motivation, but I reminded her that this was a go big or go home situation.

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   Near-synonyms: go hard or go home, go all the way, go for broke, do or die, fish or cut bait, put up or shut up, shit or get off the pot, get big or get out, rise to the occasion

   Synonyms: go hard or go home, go all the way, go for broke, do or die, fish or cut bait, put up or shut up, shit or get off the pot, get big or get out