go for the gold

Language: en

Meaning: (intransitive,idiomatic,originallysports)Toattempttoachievethemaximumresultorrewardin anendeavour.1984November, “Griffith Goes for the Gold”, in Phoebe Russo, editor,INSCOM Journal, volume 7, number11, Arlington, Va.:U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command,→ISSN,→OCLC,page 2, column 3:At next year's Senior Olympic event,[Sam]Griffith plans on adding the 100-meter low hurdle, discus, and the 220-meter run, in addition to the events he entered this year. "Sam, go for it," as General[Albert]Stubblebineonce said, becomes a motto for him. With that thought in mind, Griffithgoes for the gold!1986, William J. Baker, “An Athlete Growing Old”, inJesse Owens: An American Life, New York, N.Y.:The Free Press; London:Collier Macmillan Publishers,→ISBN,page210:For the first three-quarters of the essay,[Jesse]Owensintroduced the leading American athletes who would begoing for gold. Then he turned to "an unhappier aspect of the games this year": the specter of black athletes using the Olympics as a forum of protest against America's treatment of its black citizens.1992February 11, John R. Quain, “Power Gets Cheaper”, inPC Magazine: The Independent Guide to Personal Computing, volume11, number 3, New York, N.Y.:Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.,→ISSN,→OCLC,page152, column 2:One look confirms that the Moby Brick is not destined to be a network server; this is a personal power tool to be carried around and plugged in wherever you need top-of-the-line computing power. And Ergo hasgone for the goldin terms of the product's design.1992,Nora Roberts,Honest Illusions, New York, N.Y.:Jove Books, published August 1993,→ISBN,page439:Deciding togo for the gold, he leaned close to Luke's ear and whispered, "Can you tell Mama I should have a dog? A really big dog?"1994April 21, Phillip Gorden, witness, “National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases”, inDepartments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1995: Hearings before a Subcommittee of theCommittee of Appropriations,House of Representatives, One Hundred ThirdCongress, Second Session: Part 4: National Institutes of Health[…], Washington, D.C.:U.S. Government Printing Office,→ISBN,page785:Volunteers in the 10-year study "went for the gold." Their objective was to bring their blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible.2007January 3, “Eco-friendly Napa Valley hotel caters to conscientious travelers”, inUSA Today‎[1], McLean, Va.:Gannett Co.,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon23 March 2010:The 132-room Gaia Napa Valley Hotel wants togo for the gold, making it the highest-rated hotel in the state and the nation.2008December,Michael Phelps, with Alan Abrahamson, “Courage: The 200 Individual Medley”, inNo Limits: The Will to Succeed, New York, N.Y.:Free Press,→ISBN,page184:Laszlo[i.e.,László Cseh]was second,Ryan[Lochte]third. Both these guys went faster in Beijing than Iwent for goldin Athens; even so, I had touched more than two seconds ahead of each of them.2012September 19,Bob Casey Jr., quoting Albert Carey Caswell, “The Legend of Latrobe”, inCongressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 112th Congress, Second Session(United States Senate), volume158, part 10, Washington, D.C.:United States Government Publishing Office,→ISSN,→OCLC,page14444, column 3:Mr. President, in honor ofArnold Palmer, and the presentation of his[Congressional]Gold Medal to him on September 12, 2012, in the U.S. Capitol, for a lifetime of service to his Nation and contributions in the game of golf which has earned him the title of "The King", I ask that this poem penned in his honor on this occasion by Albert Caswell be printed in theRecord.[…]As this Gold Medal upon you we now so bestow / Because, on the fairways of life you've alwaysgone for gold! / The Legend of Latrobe!2014, Reshma Patil, “Prologue: Beijing: ‘Where is India?’”, inStrangers across the Border: Indian Encounters in Boomtown China, Noida, Uttar Pradesh:HarperCollins Publishers India,→ISBN,page 4:Beijing bureaucrats promote cricket for one pragmatic reason alone. China will feel obliged togo for goldif cricket ever becomes an Olympics game.2024July 2, “50 Reasons Why You Can’t Miss the Paris 2024 Paralympics”, inParalympic.org‎[2], Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia:International Paralympic Committee, archived fromthe originalon30 July 2024:Several Paralympic Winter Games athletes will be swapping snowsuits and skis for summer clothing in Paris. Look out for Italy's Para snowboard athlete Veronica Plebani whogoes for goldin Para triathlon.

Examples:

EN: But if you wanna go for the gold ring, you have one chance in a thousand, and this is it.
ES: Pero si quieren ir por el oro, tienen una oportunidad en mil y es esta.
EN: We were gonna go for the gold.
ES: Queríamos la placa de oro.
EN: Keep your fingers crossed for me as I go for the gold in two weeks... and hopefully bring back a crown for Flint and the Michigan state.
ES: Crucen los dedos por mí cuando vaya por el gran premio en dos semanas y con suerte traeré una corona para Flint y el estado de Michigan.
EN: Do we go for the gold?
ES: ¿Vamos por el tesoro?
EN: When they go for the gold, we'll make our break.
ES: Cuando vayan por el oro, escaparemos.
EN: Excellent. Let's go for the gold.
ES: Excelente, vamos a por el oro.
EN: So go for the gold
ES: A sacar Más
EN: Don't say "frigging." If you must use the F-word, go for the gold.
ES: No digas soborno.
EN: Please, if you're going to use the F-word, go for the gold.
ES: Por favor saber que no lo hare.
EN: Here, go for the gold.
ES: Aquí, vaya por la de oro.
EN: I mean, 11 -piece chicken dinner or risk everything and go for the gold.
ES: Quiero decir, 11 piezas de pollo O arriesgarlo todo e ir por el oro.
EN: I mean, we'll go for the gold.
ES: Quiero decir, vamos por el oro.
EN: That's why I didn't go for the gold immediately.
ES: Es por eso que no quise ir por el oro de inmediato.
EN: - Who else wants to go for the gold?
ES: - ¿Quién más quiere ir por el oro?
EN: Then we go for the gold.
ES: Vamos por el oro.

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