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• Be aggressive or unrestrained in making an attack.

  ‘The home team went for the jugular, playing their best football of the season by pushing forward the midfield at every opportunity.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘England went for the jugular from the off and had a penalty claim turned down after only four minutes.’
  • ‘Kendal went for the jugular and had their hosts at three wickets down for four runs.’
  • ‘‘We should have gone for the jugular and I also felt that we time-wasted too much in the drawn game,’ says Kearns.’
  • ‘I get good and bad reviews and I accept that, but this is really going for the jugular.’
  • ‘I feel like going for the jugular and finishing this off.’
  • ‘Clearly, he had nothing in mind except going for the jugular.’
  • ‘She can be very understated and delicate, plus she is capable of going for the jugular.’
  • ‘The third quarter was played in cup-like fashion with both sides going for the jugular.’
  • ‘And he will be as friendly and hospitable as he can be but, if he smells a dollar, my personal experience is he'll go for the jugular.’