"here goes nothing" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: en-au-here goes nothing.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (indicates a lack of confidence or certainty): here goes Translations (indicates a lack of confidence or certainty): 管不了那麽多了 /管不了那么多了 (guǎn bùliǎo nàme duō le) (Chinese Mandarin), meni syteen tai saveen (Finnish), katsotaan miten käy (Finnish), was soll schon schiefgehen (German), o la va o la spacca (Italian), raz kozie śmierć (Polish), была́ не была́ (bylá ne bylá) (Russian)
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          "roman": "guǎn bùliǎo nàme duō le",
          "sense": "indicates a lack of confidence or certainty",
          "word": "管不了那麽多了 /管不了那么多了"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "indicates a lack of confidence or certainty",
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          "sense": "indicates a lack of confidence or certainty",
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          "sense": "indicates a lack of confidence or certainty",
          "word": "o la va o la spacca"
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          "word": "raz kozie śmierć"
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