go for broke
The phrase 'go for broke' originated from Hawaiian Pidgin craps slang, where it meant to wager everything on one roll.
Definition
B2General
(informal)To risk everything in a final attempt to achieve a goal.
Example
- He decided to go for broke and invest all his savings in the new business.
B2General
(informal)To commit all available resources toward a single endeavor.
Example
- They went for broke on the last play of the game.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "go for broke":
break the bankgive one's allbet the farmgo for itplay it for all it's worthswing for the fencesall outgo all the waygo hardgo fortake a flyerall bets are offgo wildrun for one's moneygo bonkersgo nutstake no prisonersgo out on a limbballs to the wallgo overboardgo at itgo ballisticleave it all on the fieldgo bananasplay with house moneygo belly-upbreak one's backtake the plungecash in one's chipsbite the bulletgo it alonego by the boardball outblow one's wad