go for the gloves

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the old custom of ladies betting their gloves, expecting to be paid if they won but not to pay if they lost.

Verb

go for the gloves (third-person singular simple present goes for the gloves, present participle going for the gloves, simple past went for the gloves, past participle gone for the gloves)

(gambling) To bet against a racehorse on the chance of its losing, without having the wherewithal to pay if it wins.

References

1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

单词	go for the gloves
释义	go for the gloves English Etymology Perhaps from the old custom of ladies betting their gloves, expecting to be paid if they won but not to pay if they lost. Verb go for the gloves (third-person singular simple present goes for the gloves, present participle going for the gloves, simple past went for the gloves, past participle gone for the gloves) (gambling) To bet against a racehorse on the chance of its losing, without having the wherewithal to pay if it wins. References 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
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