孤注一掷
gū​zhù​yī​zhì

to risk everything on a single venture

  • created sense approved 孤注一掷/孤注一擲 · gū​zhù​yī​zhì · to risk everything on a single venture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孤注一掷 / 孤注一擲

    gū​zhù​yī​zhì

    to risk everything on a single venture

    to stake everything on a single throw of the dice; to put all one's eggs in one basket; to make a final desperate effort in a crisis

    孤注 (literal) → 孤注 · gū​zhù · last stake 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 掷 (literal) → 掷/擲 · zhì · to throw

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