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What is the origin of the idiom “Go For Broke”?

April 26, 2017Etymology origin origins phrase phrases sciences social

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1. To wager everything. 2. (idiomatic) To try everything possible or do last thing possible in a final attempt. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/go_for_broke to exert oneself or employ one’s resources to the utmost. [Origin: 1655–65 (adj.); 1875–80 (n.)] —Synonyms 4, 5. insolvent, destitute, impoverished. http://dictionary.reference.com/search http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary risk everything in one big effort http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi http://lookwayup.com/lwu.exe/lwu/d 1. A ga