make a go of
idiom
: to succeed in doing (something)
He tried starting his own business, but he wasn't able to make a go of it.
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In 2017, the Red Sox tried to make a go of things without attempting the impossible task of replacing David Ortiz.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Deacon and his wife bought the three-hundred-acre ranch during the pandemic and are trying to make a go of it, renting out two trailers and a couple of bare campsites.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Hedrick, who was on the hunt for a fresh brand idea, discovered that the American market for Western boots alone was worth more than three billion dollars at the time, and Hedrick emptied out his 401(k) to make a go of it.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
Their fanfic follows two Islanders—who scandalously were not coupled up during filming—deciding to make a go of it beyond the villa.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 16 July 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Deacon and his wife bought the three-hundred-acre ranch during the pandemic and are trying to make a go of it, renting out two trailers and a couple of bare campsites.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Hedrick, who was on the hunt for a fresh brand idea, discovered that the American market for Western boots alone was worth more than three billion dollars at the time, and Hedrick emptied out his 401(k) to make a go of it.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
Their fanfic follows two Islanders—who scandalously were not coupled up during filming—deciding to make a go of it beyond the villa.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 16 July 2025
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“Make a go of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20go%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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