go for the throat

verb

To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.

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go for the jugulargo for the jugular veingo for the kill
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Meanings

verbgo 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)

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

  1. idiomaticinformalTo 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 jugular vein, go for the kill

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.

Similar
go for the jugulargo for the jugular veingo for the kill
Also see
go for the jugulargo for the jugular veingo for the kill

Translations

Czech jít po krku
  • jít po krkuTranslations
Finnish iskeä arkaan paikkaan
  • iskeä arkaan paikkaanTranslations
Polish skakać do oczu, skoczyć do oczu
  • skakać do oczuTranslations
  • skoczyć do oczuTranslations
  • rzucać się do gardłaTranslations
  • rzucić się do gardłaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

go for the throat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20for%20the%20throat

MLA

“go for the throat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20for%20the%20throat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go for the throat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20for%20the%20throat.

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