What is "go for broke"

vb. 1 To wager everything. 2 (context idiomatic English) To try everything possible or do last thing possible in a final attempt.

v. risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"

Go for broke is a phrase from Hawaiian Pidgin meaning "to wager everything".

It was the motto of a World War II Japanese-American military unit, the 442nd Infantry Regiment.

Go for broke or going for broke may also mean:

• Go For Broke Monument, commemorating Japanese Americans who served in the United States Army during World War II, including the 442nd
• Go for Broke! (1951 film), a film about the 442nd
• Going for Broke (1977 film), a Danish film
• Go for Broke (2002 film), an American film
• Going for Broke (2003 film), a television movie
• Going for Broke (album), a 1984 album by Eddy Grant
• Go For Broke (game), an unlicensed variant on the game Monopoly

Go for Broke is a 2002 urban comedy film, written by Jean-Claude La Marre, who also directed and co-produced the film, which stars Pras, Michael A. Goorjian, LisaRaye, Kira Madallo Sesay, and Bobby Brown.