Clark sees Chloe who's dressed up in official clothes. Clark: Wow, you look nice. Chloe: Thanks, I was going for professional. She wanted to look like a professional?
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Yes. Going for = attempt to achieve. "Go for the gold" - literally, try to win a gold medal at the Olympic games - figuratively, try to excel.
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Yes.
Going for = attempt to achieve.
"Go for the gold" - literally, try to win a gold medal at the Olympic games - figuratively, try to excel.
"Go for broke" - to risk everything, usually for the chance of a big win.
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