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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

play it for all it's worth en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) to take full advantage of
  2. (idiomatic) To go the maximum extent; to go all the way
    • I tell you-all boys, when you-all got a hunch, play it for all it's worth. What's luck good for, if you all ain't to ride it? And when you-all ride it, ride like hell. 1910 October, Jack London, Burning Daylight, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC:

Forms

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plays it for all it's worth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
played it for all it's worth Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
played it for all it's worth Tense=Past lexicographic
playing it for all it's worth Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic