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go big or go home

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

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