"go big or go home" meaning in All languages combined

See go big or go home on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: goes big or goes home [present, singular, third-person], going big or going home [participle, present], went big or went home [past], gone big or gone home [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> big or go<goes,,went,gone> home}} go big or go home (third-person singular simple present goes big or goes home, present participle going big or going home, simple past went big or went home, past participle gone big or gone home)
  1. To act bravely, often by adopting a high-risk, high-reward strategy. Related terms: go for broke, double or quits, go all the way, go hard or go home

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