乾坤一擲
けんこんいってき
kenkon'itteki
JMdict entry #1209790
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) yojijukugo stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
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Example sentences
乾坤一擲の大勝負。情けないけどこれが見事空振りに終わったんだなあ。
kenkon itteki no dai shoubu 。 nasakenai kedo kore ga migoto karaburi ni owaxtsu ta n da naa 。
It was all-or-nothing and we struck out spectacularly.