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here goes nothing

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Here goes nothing is said just before trying something that may well fail. Right, here goes nothing.

It lowers expectations out loud, which is a way of taking the sting out of failing. It is American in origin and always said at the last moment before acting.

Definitions of here goes nothing

  1. 1phrasehere goes nothingSaid just before trying something that may well fail.C1

    “He took a breath at the edge and said here goes nothing.”

here goes nothing is a phrase.

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