豁出去

huōchūqù

verb HSK 7-9 #17,406

Meanings

豁出去了，我去跟老板谈加薪！

Huōchūqù le, wǒ qù gēn lǎobǎn tán jiāxīn!

I'm going for broke - I'm going to ask the boss for a raise!

到了这个地步，只能豁出去了。

Dào le zhège dìbù, zhǐnéng huōchūqù le.

At this point, we can only throw caution to the wind.

Colloquial and expressive. Used when someone decides to take a big risk despite potential consequences. Common in spoken Chinese.

usage

Often used at a dramatic turning point: 豁出去了！signals a bold, impulsive decision.

豁 huō

出 chū

去 qù