here goes

Idioms  

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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here goes

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

“Every attempt to communicate concerns here goes nowhere,” she wrote to the university’s human resources department, according to an email viewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2024

Though she made her debut as Leonora in Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” in 2010, her history here goes back to the beginning of the century, when she participated in the Young Artists Program.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024

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

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024

“Well, here goes ...” He put Hagrid’s flute to his lips and blew.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling