make a go of it
Example Sentences
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Whether Spirit could make a go of it in the long run, it’s not clear.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Some of the first American companies to make a go of it may be smaller, more adventurous types.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Penny has left Connecticut and a low-paid teaching job she loved to make a go of it in Hollywood, adapting her surprise best seller for the screen.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
Can Yang make a go of it where no one has before?
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2022
Since 1988 he’d been working hard to make a go of it as a freelance photographer, and he hoped reaching the summit of Everest would give his career a needed boost.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
