go for broke

From Hawaiian Pidgin craps slang, meaning “to wager everything on one roll”: one would be broke, i.e. bankrupt, if one lost.[1]

Popularized by the movie Go for Broke! (1951), which is named for the 442nd Infantry Regiment’s unit motto.

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go for broke

1. To wager everything.
2. (idiomatic) To try everything possible or do every last thing possible in a final attempt.

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• go all out
• go for it
• here goes nothing