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Antonyms for shoot the works
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : wurk |
Phonetic Transcription : wɜrk |
Definition of shoot the works
Origin :- Old English weorc, worc "something done, deed, action, proceeding, business, military fortification," from Proto-Germanic *werkan (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Dutch werk, Old Norse verk, Middle Dutch warc, Old High German werah, German Werk, Gothic gawaurki), from PIE root *werg- "to work" (see urge (v.)).
- Work is less boring than amusing oneself. [Baudelaire, "Mon Coeur mis a nu," 1862]
- In Old English, the noun also had the sense of "fornication." Workhouse in the sense of "place where the poor or petty criminals are lodged" first appeared 1650s. Works "industrial place" (usually with qualifying adj.) is attested from 1580s. Work ethic recorded from 1959.
- As in attempt : verb try, make effort
- As in plunge : verb dive or fall fast
- As in wager : verb bet money or something else in a gamble
- As in gamble : verb take a chance on winning
- As in go for it : verb take a risk
Synonyms for shoot the works
- adventure
- aim
- attack
- back
- belly-flop
- bet
- bet the farm
- bet the ranch
- brave
- buck the odds
- career
- cast
- cast lots
- challenge
- chance
- charge
- cut the cards
- dare
- dash
- defy
- descend
- dip
- do level best
- drive
- drop
- duck
- endanger
- endeavor
- essay
- exert oneself
- experiment
- face
- fling
- flip the coin
- gamble
- game
- give a fling
- give a whirl
- give best shot
- give it a go
- give it a try
- give old college try
- go all out
- go down
- go for broke
- go the limit
- go whole hog
- have a crack
- have a go at
- hazard
- hedge
- hurtle
- hustle
- immerge
- immerse
- imperil
- jeopardize
- jump
- keel
- lay
- lay a wager
- lay money on
- lot
- lunge
- lurch
- make a bet
- make a run at
- nose-dive
- parlay
- pitch
- play
- play the market
- pledge
- plummet
- plunge
- plunk
- propel
- pull out all the stops
- pursue
- push
- put
- put faith in
- put on
- put on the line
- put one's heart and soul into it
- put trust in
- put up
- risk
- rush
- seek
- set
- shoot
- shoot the moon
- shoot the works
- sink
- solicit
- sound
- spec
- speculate
- stake
- stick one's neck out
- strive
- submerge
- submerse
- swoop
- tackle
- take a flyer
- take a header
- take a stab at
- take action
- take best shot
- take on
- tear
- tempt fortune
- throw
- throw oneself
- thrust
- topple
- trust to luck
- try one's hand at
- try one's luck
- tumble
- undertake
- use every muscle
- venture
- wager
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