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to go all in

to go all in

15 5.2
Put all your time, money, and effort into one plan
  • phrasal verb
  • Informal
translation icon : apostarlo todo
  • She decided to go all in on her new business idea, pouring every last dollar into it.
  • want to go all in
  • just go all in
  • makes sense to go all in

Facebook clearly went all in on video.

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Examples

  • Because the right wing is going all in with everything they've got and trying to cash their chips.

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  • If you are serious about a personal change, then you have to go all in, right?

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  • OK, well, you, you go all in on one stock.

  • How much of your time do you want to go all in here and give everything to this?

    Andrew Huberman

  • But let's pick a plan and go all in on that plan.

  • We decided to go all in on Christopher as an artist.

  • Like literally, let's just spend everything and go all in on this idea.

  • It really is, you know, commitment and going all in, man.

    Chris Williamson

  • Then you have to be willing to take drastic steps, to go all in.

    Cops and Robbers (2017)

  • All I'm saying is that you just don't want to go all in on one stock.

    ClearValue Tax

Synonyms

to commit
vsto go all in
706 3.4

To give time, money, or effort to something

is total and complete dedication rather than a partial contribution
to go all the way
vsto go all in
56 3.6

Stick with something until you finish it

is full commitment but not focused on finishing every step
to put one's heart in
vsto go all in
1 4.5

To try very hard and feel strongly about something

is full commitment but focuses on total pledge rather than emotional involvement
to throw one's hat over the wall
vsto go all in
  • UK
9.9

To decide to start something difficult and not change your mind

is full commitment but not necessarily irreversible or sudden
to throw one's cap over the windmill
vsto go all in
  • Archaic
9.9

To make a big decision you cannot change that may be risky

is full commitment but does not always stress risk or boldness
to throw one's hat over the fence
vsto go all in
  • Informal
9.4

To decide to do something difficult and not stop

is full commitment but not limited to proving perseverance through problems

Antonyms

to hold back
16 3.5

Wait before doing something because you feel unsure

half-hearted
11 4.8

Showing little interest or effort

How Committed

to go all in
  • Informal
15 5.2
to take part
169 1.4
to give it a whirl
  • Informal
8 5.8

Surface Forms

go all in infinitive
going all in present participle
goes all in third person singular
went all in past
gone all in past participle

Morphology

go + all + in

The phrase combines 'go' (become/enter) with the unit 'all in' (completely inside/involved), so a learner who knows the words can partly reconstruct the idea of becoming fully involved. However, the sense 'commit oneself completely' is a metaphorical extension (often from poker) and functions as a fixed conversational idiom, so it is not fully predictable for all B1 learners without prior exposure.

Etymology

The idiom go all in comes from poker. In the game a player pushes all their chips into the middle and is all in, risking everything on one play. So, go all in means 'to commit completely' or 'to risk everything'.