here goes
An expression or exclamation declaring one's resolution to do something, as in This hill is steeper than any I've skied before, but here goes! This usage is sometimes amplified to here goes nothing, meaning one is starting something that one doubts will succeed, as in I've never tried this before, but here goes nothing. [Early 1800s]
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How to use here goes in a sentence
KERMIT: here goes: Tell us about your relationship with Kermit.
Exclusive: Kermit the Frog Grills Miss Piggy About ‘Muppets Most Wanted,’ Dating, and Hollywood | Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the problem here goes beyond the tricky navigation of nativist-dominated presidential primaries.
Memo to GOP: You Can’t Put Lipstick on an Elephant | Robert Shrum | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI've been meaning to answer this, but haven't gotten around to it, so here goes: it seems like a fine idea, as far as it goes.
But the rupture here goes well beyond offering aid and comfort to those who believe the commander-in-chief is secretly a Kenyan.
But a case I must have—and a case I will have—and here goes!'
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John West
I said to my dear wife, here goes, we must have bread or starve: if the train leaves before I return to you—well, good-bye!
From the Thames to the Tiber | J. WardleFor this you may thank yourself, for I heard that you complained of my silence—so here goes for garrulity.
I dont know what the skipper would say to this, exclaimed Jack, but here goes.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner | Wilbur Lawton"Well, here goes," cried Jack, jumping into the saddle and giving the grip a slight turn.
The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell | L. P. Wyman
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