Olympic Idioms  奧林匹克慣用語

for the gold
奪金；奪魁；展露頭角

explanation : this phrase, originating with the Olympic competition, 
is now used in everyday conversation to refer to a person going to 
extremes to achieve success.

e.g.   Phil has a successful local business, 
         he's going for the gold and trying to make his 
         business national.
         菲爾在地方上擁有一個成功的事業，他正嘗試
            往全國近軍，希望也能展露頭角。