go for gold
/ˌɡoʊ fəɹ ˈɡoʊld/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Example Sentences
- "For the first three-quarters of the essay, [Jesse] Owens introduced the leading American athletes who would be going for gold. Then he turned to "an unhappier aspect of the games this year": the specter of black athletes using the Olympics as a forum of protest against America's treatment of its black citizens."
- "Laszlo [i.e., László Cseh] was second, Ryan [Lochte] third. Both these guys went faster in Beijing than I went for gold in Athens; even so, I had touched more than two seconds ahead of each of them."
- "Mr. President, in honor of Arnold Palmer, and the presentation of his [Congressional] Gold Medal to him on September 12, 2012, in the U.S. Capitol, for a lifetime of service to his Nation and contributions in the game of golf which has earned him the title of "The King", I ask that this poem penned in his honor on this occasion by Albert Caswell be printed in the Record. […] As this Gold Medal upon you we now so bestow / Because, on the fairways of life you've always gone for gold! / The Legend of Latrobe!"
- "Beijing bureaucrats promote cricket for one pragmatic reason alone. China will feel obliged to go for gold if cricket ever becomes an Olympics game."
- "Several Paralympic Winter Games athletes will be swapping snowsuits and skis for summer clothing in Paris. Look out for Italy's Para snowboard athlete Veronica Plebani who goes for gold in Para triathlon."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɡoʊ fəɹ ˈɡoʊld/
- British English: /ˌɡəʊ fə ˈɡəʊld/