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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

Any attempt to sum up “Megalopolis” will impose more narrative onto this movie than it actually contains, but here goes.

From New York Times ● May 16, 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

“Well, I’ve been dreading this day ever since the blind audition so here goes nothin’.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

She didn’t want to have to play hardball, but here goes.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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