The word 'jugular' is correct and usable in written English.
It is commonly used to describe a large vein in the neck. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a vulnerable point or weakness in a situation. Example sentence: "I knew that if I missed my chance now, it would be like a predator latching onto my jugular and not letting go."
And we are so close we could do this but you know someone would need to jump, hold his arms down and then I would stab him in the jugular.
The story ran that she dropped a glass bowl and fell on the shards, which slit her throat, slicing her jugular vein.
Night Changes went right for the pre-Christmas ballad jugular.
So what happens when a US tampon-maker drops the coy messaging and goes straight for the jugular (so to speak)?
There was a kind of mean streak in him – he had an instinct for the jugular.
SpaceX has gone for the jugular.
The most popular television drama during the past season was "Shiroi Kyoto", a hospital drama in which infighting and corruption run rife among the medical staff.In this section Going for the jugular The doctors' dilemma Fewer but deadlier Divide or rule?
THE Conservative government led by Stephen Harper has a politically effective habit of going straight for the jugular of perceived opponents.
And to reassure the South Korean public, America has trumpeted its plans to spend $11 billion over the next three years on upgrades that will make the South even safer.In this section Going for the jugular The doctors' dilemma Fewer but deadlier Divide or rule?
William Hague, the Conservative leader, went for the jugular, mocking the prime minister for a "monumental lack of judgment" in having built up a "career-long dependency" on Mr Mandelson.
Even the professorial Ron Paul, the indefatigable libertarian from Texas, has abandoned his avuncular pose and decided that this is the time to slash at the Gingrich jugular.
