english
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Achieve success in, as in He has made a go of his new business. This expression was first recorded in 1877.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): make a go of something to succeed at something. (Often with it.) • She just didn’t have the energy or inclination to make a go of her marriage. • I did everything I could to make a go of it.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs