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going for the jugular 

Attempting a fatal attack against an adversary. An attack intended to completely defeat and destroy one opponent, most particularly by attacking their vital weakness as if trying to sever the jugular vein.

The tactical opposite of "going for the capillaries."
In Star Wars, Luke Skywalker defeated the Death Star by going for the jugular and firing a proton torpedo volley into its main reactor, causing a chain reaction that destroyed the entire station.
going for the jugular by MaxwellX September 3, 2010

trank in the jugular 

When a person is acting strange, bizarre or has a strange idea that makes no logical sense. Comes from the movie Old School after Will Farrel shoots himself with a tranquilizer dart
Tech 1: This customer thinks we can change the code to have clowns appear whenever the OK button is checked.

Tech 2: Sounds like they have a trank in the jugular

Sniping the jugular 

Rachel is sniping the jugular with her new haircut.
Sniping the jugular by theravage September 11, 2025