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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Go for it


Am I going in for competition, or I can simply go for it (I mean taking part in it)
  

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Ralph: Hey Sam, are you going to participate in the "Endangered Species Killing Competition" next week? Sam: Yes, I'm going to participate! ********* or ********* Sam: Yes, I'm going for it!

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  • Ralph: Hey Sam, are you going to participate in the "Endangered Species Killing Competition" next week?
  • Sam: Yes, I'm going to participate!
  • ********* or ********* Sam: Yes, I'm going for it!
  • " Mention of the idea of participating in a competition (this is the thing to which the word "it" refers) must be made beforehand.
  • Otherwise, your "go for it" statement will have no meaning: Sam: Hey Ralph, I'll go for it!
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Ralph: Hey Sam, are you going to participate in the "Endangered Species Killing Competition" next week?

Sam: Yes, I'm going to participate!
********* or *********
Sam: Yes, I'm going for it!

"It" must always refer to "something." "It" is a pronoun which replaces that "something." Mention of the idea of participating in a competition (this is the thing to which the wo
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Got some extra time on your hands, huh?

Anyway, "Go for it!" is usually used as a term of encouragement.

Person A: Do you think I should?

Person B: Definitely! Go for it!
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