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makeagoof (third-person singular simple presentmakes a go of,present participlemaking a go of,simple past and past participlemade a go of)

1. (idiomatic) Tosucceed in (something); especially, to succeed inmaking a living.

   He quit his regular job and tried tomake a go of it as an artist.

   Theymade a go of the new business.

   They had to sell farm; after three consecutive crop failures, they just couldn’tmake a go of it.

   • 2022, Liam McIlvanney,The Heretic, page202:

     Look, I came up tomake a go of this. To stop running away from the best thing I've had. To stop you running away.

• give it a go

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