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gung-ho
[ guhng-hoh ]
adjective
- wholeheartedly enthusiastic and loyal; eager; zealous:
a gung-ho military outfit.
adverb
- in a successful manner:
The business is going gung-ho.
gung ho
/ ɡʌŋ həʊ /
adjective
- extremely enthusiastic and enterprising, sometimes to excess
- extremely keen to participate in military combat
gung-ho
- Extremely enthusiastic or zealous: “He was gung-ho about going on a vacation to the beach.”
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gung-ho1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gung-ho1
Idioms and Phrases
Also, gung-ho . Extremely enthusiastic or dedicated, as in She was gung ho about her new job . This expression was introduced in 1942 as a training slogan for a U.S. Marine battalion, derived from what an American officer thought were Mandarin Chinese words for “work together.” It was actually an abbreviation for the name of Chinese industrial cooperatives.Example Sentences
The team are less gung-ho under Slot than they were in the last couple of seasons under Jurgen Klopp, and now they tend to only flood players forward when they know they have got a better foundation in behind, if they do lose the ball.
Since joining the UFC in 2021 - although he has lost four of his six bouts - Chandler has developed into one of the most popular fighters on the roster because of his gung-ho fighting style and willingness to trade punches with opponents.
"But Tottenham have been resilient, shown they can defend, not been gung-ho and not leaving themselves open. This is exactly what Ange Postecoglou needs and it eases a little bit of pressure on them."
"The balance is better. They know they can't go gung-ho and always on attack. They're a bit better in balancing to keep the ball a bit longer nowadays. That's been a key, especially the way the away form has been very, very good."
She added: "Maybe I'll tip toe in, maybe just go gung-ho, I don't know."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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