have a go at

phrase

1

: to make an attempt at (doing something)

I asked him if I could have a go at writing the proposal.

2

British, informal : to attack or criticize (someone)

The press is having a go at the Prime Minister.

Examples of have a go at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not one bit, if the mainstream media wants to have a go at you, right? — Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 May 2023

Some unpredictable creative artists, including Todd Rundgren and Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, have a go at the works of David Bowie. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2022

Many people have a go at it, and everyone is welcome to comment. — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022

This belief, a sort of curse of the mummy avant la lettre, did not encourage the average linguist to have a go at the Rosetta Stone. — The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021

Give your audience their own markers (or crayons) and encourage them to have a go at their own version. — Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 28 June 2021

If Solomon Asante and Jon Bakero can catch peak 2019 form and Santi Moar can continue his run from the end of last year/postseason, Phoenix might actually have a go at Schantz’s lofty goal of 100 goals scored. — Edwin Perez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2021

Rhymes for have a go at

• commissariat
• microhabitat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat