go big or go home

English

Etymology

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Verb

go big or go home (third-person singular simple present goes big or goes home, present participle going big or going home, simple past went big or went home, past participle gone big or gone home)

1. (idiomatic) One most either go all the way or not try at all; a high-risk, high-reward strategy.

   She had the motivation, but I reminded her that this was a go big or go home situation.

Related terms

• go for broke
• double or quits
• go all the way
• go hard or go home