1. go for the jugular - Verb
2. go for the jugular - Phrase
go for the jugular (third-person singular simple present goes for the jugular, present participle going for the jugular, simple past went for the jugular, past participle gone for the jugular)
Synonym of go for the throat
I remember when humor was gentle pokes. I used to call it 'arm around the shoulder' humor. Now they go for the jugular and they take no prisoners. It's mean, mean stuff. Robert Orben
I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular. Kobe Bryant