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go for the jugular Definition


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jugular
adj
    1. Relating to the neck or throat.
noun
    1. anatomy.
      Any of several veins that carry deoxygenated blood from the head to the heart in vertebrates.
      Form: jugular vein (also)
Idiom: go for the jugular
    To attack someone where they are most vulnerable.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin jugulum throat.



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