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go for the jugular (informal) = to criticize someone very cruelly by talking about what you know will hurt them most.
Usage notes: The jugular is a large vein that carries blood to the heart.
--Cunningham, who usually goes straight for the jugular, seemed strangely reluctant to say anything.
to attack fiercely in order to have no doubt about winning.
-- He was a politician known as someone who went for the jugular of his opponent.
Etymology: from the idea that an animal often kills another animal by biting the jugular vein (tube that carries blood) in the neck, causing the animal to bleed to death quickly
Sport > Tennis [headline]
Murray urged to go for the jugular against Djokovic. :devil:
Usage notes: The jugular is a large vein that carries blood to the heart.
--Cunningham, who usually goes straight for the jugular, seemed strangely reluctant to say anything.
to attack fiercely in order to have no doubt about winning.
-- He was a politician known as someone who went for the jugular of his opponent.
Etymology: from the idea that an animal often kills another animal by biting the jugular vein (tube that carries blood) in the neck, causing the animal to bleed to death quickly
Sport > Tennis [headline]
Murray urged to go for the jugular against Djokovic. :devil: