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GO FOR BROKE

to risk everything
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1. The gambler was down to his last hundred dollars. He decided to go for broke, and he put the last of his money on one hand of cards.
2. Jan went for broke and invested all her money in the playwright’s new play. If it was a success, she would be rich. If it was a flop, she would be penniless.


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