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here goes

  1. 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]

  2. here one goes again . Someone is repeating the same action or speech, especially an undesirable one. For example, Here he goes again, criticizing all his colleagues , or The power's out—here we go again . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]



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“All right. Here goes,” Ridge began.

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The danger here goes beyond the podcast cabal and a misguided think-tank leader.

“Never thought I’d say a prayer for Charlie Kirk. But here goes,” former Sen. Al Franken wrote.

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Molly said a simple statement from wellwishers, such as "I am thinking of you" or "I am here", goes a long way.

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So here goes with politics in 2025.

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