here goes nothing

idiom

chiefly US, informal
used when one is about to try doing something new, difficult, or unpleasant
I've never skied before, so here goes nothing.

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“Here goes nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20goes%20nothing. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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