go for it

English

Verb

go for it (third-person singular simple present goes for it, present participle going for it, simple past went for it, past participle gone for it)

1. (idiomatic) To put maximum effort into achieving something.

   Synonyms: go all out, give 110%, dig in, fall to

   To win the competition he has to beat his personal best, and he's going for it.

   He really went for it.

   Go for it! You can win this!

2. To decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation.

   Synonym: make a move

   His phone was off so I couldn't ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.

3. (imperative, idiomatic) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.

   Synonym: go ahead

   May I use your bathroom? ― Go for it!

Translations

to put maximum effort into something

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 再接再厲／再接再厉 (zh) (zàijiēzàilì), 加油 (zh) (jiāyóu)

• Finnish: antaa palaa, antaa mennä, panna parastaan, yrittää parhaansa
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• German: alles geben, (richtig) reinhauen (de)
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• Maori: karawhiua
• Russian: отдава́ться на все сто impf (otdavátʹsja na vse sto), не жале́ть сил impf (ne žalétʹ sil), выкла́дываться по-по́лной impf (vykládyvatʹsja po-pólnoj), приложи́ть все уси́лия pf (priložítʹ vse usílija)
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to decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 去做 (qù zuò) (no exact equivalent exists; lit., "to go and do")

• Finnish: siitä vain (equivalent to imperative "go for it"), päättää tehdä (literally “to decide to do”), päättää yrittää (literally “to decide to try”)
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• Hungarian: belevág (hu)
• Russian: дерза́ть (ru) impf (derzátʹ), дерзну́ть (ru) pf (derznútʹ)

used to give permission or permission endorsement

• Russian: Дерзай! (Derzaj!), Валяй! (Valjaj!) (colloquial), Давай! (Davaj!)