Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go for the throat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
go -for the throat
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes for the throat (present, singular) going for the throat (participle, present) went for the throat (past) gone for the throat (participle, past)

Synonyms

go for the jugular go for the jugular vein go for the kill

Questions

What does go for the throat mean?
To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.

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