See go for the throat on Wiktionary
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"To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability."
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"(idiomatic) To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "go for the jugular"
},
{
"word": "go for the jugular vein"
},
{
"word": "go for the kill"
}
],
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "jít po krku"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "iskeä arkaan paikkaan"
},
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"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "skakać do oczu"
},
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],
"word": "skoczył do oczu"
}
]
}
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"word": "go for the throat"
}
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},
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"To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability."
],
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],
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"aggressive",
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"victim",
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"(idiomatic) To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability."
],
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"word": "go for the jugular"
},
{
"word": "go for the jugular vein"
},
{
"word": "go for the kill"
}
],
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}
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "jít po krku"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "iskeä arkaan paikkaan"
},
{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "skakać do oczu"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "skoczył do oczu"
}
],
"word": "go for the throat"
}
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