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go for the throat

idiom

To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  5. 05

    bone in the throat

    A source of continuing annoyance; a hindrance.

  6. 06

    bring a lump to someone's throat

    To engender a strong emotional reaction.

  7. 07

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  8. 08

    don't go there

    Do not broach that topic.

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