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Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried, but that it will be attempted nonetheless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- 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!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
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
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Finnish:
meni syteen tai saveen
— indicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless
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Finnish:
katsotaan miten käy
— indicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless
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German:
was soll schon schiefgehen
— indicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless
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Italian:
o la va o la spacca
— indicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless
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Polish:
raz kozie śmierć
— indicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless
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Russian:
была́ не была́
(bylá ne bylá)
— indicates a lack of confidence or certainty, but that an action will be attempted nonetheless
