English Explanatory Dictionary

go the whole pile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stake all of one's money on a single outcome.

Word forms

go the whole pile goes the whole pile going the whole pile went the whole pile gone the whole pile

Etymology

In allusion to the piles of gold dust used as currency by gambling miners in America.

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