Go for nothing
Be useless, serve no purpose. For example, He lost the case, so all our efforts on his behalf went for nothing. [ Late 1500s ]
Also see: go for, def. 2.
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- Go forth
verb (intransitive, adverb) (archaic or formal) 1. to be issued: the command went forth that taxes should be collected 2. to go out: the army went forth to battle
- Go for the fences
verb phrase To try to make long base hits, esp home runs; slug (1970s+ Baseball)
- Go for the gold
verb phrase To strive for the highest reward; go for broke: Everything else looks real. They were going for the gold/ Any time Hollywood goes for the gold there are bound to be contestants that finish dead last [1980s+; fr the gold medal awarded to the first-place finisher in Olympic competitions]
- Go for the long ball
verb phrase To take a large risk for a large gain; go for broke: entering the fall campaign, might decide to go for the long ball [fr football 1970s+; fr a long pass, the ”bomb,” thrown in a football game]
- Go-forward
noun 1. forward momentum, esp of a sports team during a match