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Go for Broke

To strive hard or risk everything to achieve a big goal, toil hard to get something

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  • The meaning of word broke has been meant no money or without money. Two centuries later the expression was used at gambling tables. A gambler went for broke means risked all his money at one go. He was rich if he won and broken if he lost. Today we use this expression for those who “go for broke” make great effort in achieving something big.
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To start a business of interest, he went for broke and made heavy investments for it.

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Submitted on February 25, 2019

Additional definitions for 'Go for Broke':

go for brokeTo try everything possible or do last thing possible in a final attempt.
go for brokeTo wager everything.
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