here goes nothing

Meanings

interjection

idiomaticIndicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried, but that it will be attempted nonetheless.
Well, I checked everything and I think it's wired up correctly, so I guess all that's left is to turn it on. Here goes nothing!
Synonyms: here goes

interjectionIndicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried, but that it will be attempted nonetheless.

Similar

Chinese Mandarin 管不了那麽多了 /管不了那么多了

管不了那麽多了 /管不了那么多了 (guǎn bùliǎo nàme duō le)indicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless

Finnish meni syteen tai saveen, katsotaan miten käy

meni syteen tai saveenindicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless
katsotaan miten käyindicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless

German was soll schon schiefgehen

was soll schon schiefgehenindicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless

Italian o la va o la spacca

o la va o la spaccaindicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless

Polish raz kozie śmierć

raz kozie śmierćindicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless

Russian была́ не была́

была́ не была́ (bylá ne bylá)indicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless

Cite this entry

APA

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MLA

“here goes nothing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20goes%20nothing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “here goes nothing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20goes%20nothing.