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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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So here goes, and I’ll start with the incumbent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

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

So the advantage here goes to UW, which has a better resume.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

Joe: Okay, so here goes: Jade or Soleil?

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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