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All knock oneself out synonyms

knock one·self out
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verb knock oneself out

  • plod — to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
  • grind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
  • drudge — a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
  • risk — exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
  • wrangle — to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
  • propose — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
  • undertake — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
  • aspire — If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
  • venture — an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
  • speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • go for — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • lock horns — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
  • go for broke — a simple past tense of break.
  • go for it — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • have at — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • jockey for position — If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals.
  • shoot for — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
  • bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
  • take on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • go for the jugular — Anatomy. of or relating to the throat or neck. noting or pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck, especially one (external jugular vein) collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or one (internal jugular vein) collecting blood from within the skull.
  • leave no stone unturned — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
  • break one's neck — to exert oneself greatly, esp by hurrying, in order to do something
  • have a go — try sth
  • lift a finger — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • put oneself out — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
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