You should go for the gold in this competition.
go for the gold
idiomTo attempt to achieve the maximum result or reward in an endeavour.
Origin
disputed originAn allusion to the gold medal, the highest prize in many major competitive events, especially in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
She decided to go for the gold and applied for the most competitive internship in the city.
Rather than settling for a modest promotion, he chose to go for the gold by launching his own ambitious startup venture.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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black gold
Raw petroleum; crude oil.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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comedy gold
Something that is very funny or humorous.
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cross of gold
A public policy which puts the interests of the rich ahead of those of the poor.