"go for the kill" meaning in English

See go for the kill in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes for the kill [present, singular, third-person], going for the kill [participle, present], went for the kill [past], gone for the kill [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> for the kill}} go for the kill (third-person singular simple present goes for the kill, present participle going for the kill, simple past went for the kill, past participle gone for the kill)
  1. Synonym of go for the jugular Synonyms: go for the jugular [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-go_for_the_kill-en-verb-WgrPj3Bt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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