
ProverbPerseverance
English origin
Go hard or go home
Meaning: Commit fully to your efforts or abandon the attempt entirely; half-measures waste time and energy.
Origin: A sports and fitness slogan closely related to "go big or go home": give full effort or don't bother. It became popular in the late 20th century, but its first use hasn't been traced.
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