Synonyms for Shoot the works:

• v.

  •attempt (verb)
  • give old college try,
  • take a stab at,
  • have a go at,
  • solicit,
  • try one's hand at,
  • go the limit.
  •gamble (verb)
  • make a bet,
  • buck the odds,
  • try one's luck,
  • cast lots,
  • put trust in,
  • put faith in,
  • stick one's neck out.
  •plunge (verb)
  • dip,
  • belly-flop,
  • submerse,
  • career,
  • rush,
  • drive,
  • tumble,
  • cast,
  • descend,
  • fling,
  • sound,
  • duck,
  • drop,
  • tear,
  • hurtle,
  • pitch,
  • charge,
  • thrust,
  • submerge,
  • sink,
  • lurch,
  • immerse,
  • swoop,
  • plunk,
  • throw oneself,
  • dash,
  • go whole hog,
  • plummet,
  • topple,
  • propel,
  • go down,
  • keel,
  • Immerge,
  • take a header,
  • nose-dive,
  • lunge,
  • throw,
  • jump.
  •try, make effort (verb)
  • attempt.
  •wager (verb)
  • put up.

• Other synonyms:

  •plunge
  • Careered,
  • Careering,
  • nose dive,
  • hurtling,
  • nosedived,
  • nose-diving,
  • nose-dives,
  • nose-dived.

Antonyms for Shoot the works:

• v.

  • attempt
    be lazy, forget, neglect, be idle.
  • gamble
    insure, guard, plan, rise, ensure, save, be careful, dissuade, discourage, ascend, hide, safeguard, design, remove, displace.
  • plunge
    increase, dry, go up, retreat.