here\ goes\ nothing

here\ goes\ nothing
interj. informal
I am ready to begin, but this will be a waste of time; this will not be anything great; this will probably fail. - Used especially before beginning something that takes skill, luck or courage.

"Here goes nothing," said Bill at the beginning of the race.


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  • here goes nothing — here goes (nothing) see ↑here, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑go here goes nothing see ↑here, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑nothing …   Useful english dictionary

  • here goes nothing — {interj.}, {informal} I am ready to begin, but this will be a waste of time; this will not be anything great; this will probably fail. Used especially before beginning something that takes skill, luck or courage. * / Here goes nothing, said Bill… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • here goes nothing — {interj.}, {informal} I am ready to begin, but this will be a waste of time; this will not be anything great; this will probably fail. Used especially before beginning something that takes skill, luck or courage. * / Here goes nothing, said Bill… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • here goes nothing — interjection Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried. Well, I checked everything and I think its wired up correctly, so I guess all thats left is to turn it on. Here goes nothing! …   Wiktionary

  • here goes nothing — ready to begin but it will be a waste of time and will probably fail Here goes nothing. I have already asked him to lend me some money and he always says no but I ll try again …   Idioms and examples

  • here goes nothing — American & Australian, informal something that you say just before you do something that you think will not be successful. Well, here goes nothing let s see if I can pass the driving test …   New idioms dictionary

  • here goes — phrasal used interjectionally to express resolution or resignation especially at the beginning of a rash, difficult, or unpleasant undertaking * * * here goes spoken phrase used when you are going to try to do something and you are not sure… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nothing — See: GO FOR NOTHING, HAVE NOTHING ON, HERE GOES NOTHING, IN NO TIME or IN NOTHING FLAT, NOT TO MENTION or TO SAY NOTHING OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • nothing — See: GO FOR NOTHING, HAVE NOTHING ON, HERE GOES NOTHING, IN NO TIME or IN NOTHING FLAT, NOT TO MENTION or TO SAY NOTHING OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • nothing — See: go for nothing, have nothing on, here goes nothing, in no time or in nothing flat, not to mention or to say nothing of …   Словарь американских идиом

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