go for the jugular vein

present singular third person goes for the jugular vein · participle present going for the jugular vein · past went for the jugular vein · participle past gone for the jugular vein

1. Synonym of go for the throat.

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   My friend argues that the Appleby case is what set the police off against the cruising at the I-91 rest area, and, the adds the initial media impulse to present Appleby as a mass murderer reveals their go-for-the-jugular-vein homophobic instincts and has helped contribute to the negative image of gays in Western Massachusetts.

   1979 February 10, Allen Young, “Living In The Country”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 8

   Synonyms: go for the throat