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

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes hard or goes home [present, singular, third-person], going hard or going home [participle, present, singular, third-person], went hard or went home [past, present, singular, third-person], gone hard or gone home [participle, past, present, singular, third-person]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> hard or go<goes,,went,gone> home|head=go hard or go home}} go hard or go home (third-person singular simple present goes hard or goes home, present participle going hard or going home, simple past went hard or went home, past participle gone hard or gone home)
  1. (often imperative, usually sports) To face a challenge by making a bold, superior effort, lest one give up and forgo the opportunity. Tags: imperative, often, usually Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: do or die, fish or cut bait, put up or shut up, rise to the occasion Related terms: go big or go home
    Sense id: en-go_hard_or_go_home-en-verb-NGi~v6nJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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