Go for broke?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, “<span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: “<span word="Gordon">Gordon</span>’<span word="s">s</span> ‘<span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>’ <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="short">short</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="risky">risky</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span> – “<span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="caution">caution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hindsight">hindsight</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é, <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="work">work</span>. “<span word="Comes">Comes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="short">short</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="close">close</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pidgin">pidgin</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>.</p><p><span word="Pidgin">Pidgin</span> <span word="English">English</span>? <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="imperfect">imperfect</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="native">native</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>. “<span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="see">see</span>”, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="pidgin">pidgin</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Chinglish">Chinglish</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="colloquially">colloquially</span>. “<span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gambler">gambler</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="big">big</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="broke">broke</span>”.</p><p>“<span word="Broke">Broke</span>”, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="bankrupt">bankrupt</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bankrupt">bankrupt</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p>
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