have a go

idiom

: to try to do something
"I can't get the window open." "Let me have a go (at it)."

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Gas giant planets would be too far from the white dwarf and likely too cool to be bright enough to be imaged, although the JWST might be able to have a go. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Each layer of defenses would have a go at taking out an incoming threat, said U.K.-based drone expert Steve Wright. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 And while most folks have a go-to recipe for peach or blackberry pie, a fig one may not be in their repertoires. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025 Fast forward one year and the good people of Gaydon have descended upon the Ritz Carlton in Palm Springs to allow Robb Report to have a go in the brand-new Vantage Roadster. Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for have a go

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“Have a go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20go. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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