“Go all out”in other languages
Make the greatest possible effort.
English
Portuguese
Swedish
EnglishPortugueseSwedishSame idea, different pictures
English comes from racing: “all out” meant at top speed. Swedish gives the iron, ge järnet, and Brazilian Portuguese sends the bullet, mandar bala, both saying to go at it full force.
More sayings in other languages
- Go away empty-handed
- Go off on a tangent
- Go overboard
- Go pear-shaped
- Go to rack and ruin
- Go under the knife
- Good riddance
- Grab a bite
- Grasp all, lose all