How is “go for” used?

In Withnail & I (1987), one line is: “He'll go for you. When he does, I'll jump on his back.”

Which movie is “go for” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Withnail & I (1987).

go for

to go out and do a short ordinary activity, such as a walk, ride, drive, or drink; to choose sth; to attack sb; to be attracted by sb / sth; to like or prefer sb / sth

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Definición editorial45% de las películas
to go out and do a short ordinary activity, such as a walk, ride, drive, or drink
We go for a walk.
Oxford25% de las películas
to choose sth
Oxford10% de las películas
to attack sb
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to be attracted by sb / sth; to like or prefer sb / sth

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anything goes
as people, things, go
be going on
be going to do
don't go doing
enough to be going on with
go all out for
go and do
go off on one
go on
a lot, nothing, going for you
no go

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Definiciones del Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9.ª edición

He'll go for you. When he does, I'll jump on his back.

Withnail & I (1987)60:25

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