to go it
Preserved but no longer current.
To be fast, extravagant, headstrong in one's behaviour and habits. To go it blind is to act without stopping to deliberate. In poker, if a player chooses to "go it blind," he doubles the ante before looking at bis cards.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to go it” mean?
To be fast, extravagant, headstrong in one's behaviour and habits. To go it blind is to act without stopping to deliberate. In poker, if a player chooses to "go it blind," he doubles the ante before looking at bis cards.
Is “to go it” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.