make a go of it
Example Sentences
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Some of the first American companies to make a go of it may be smaller, more adventurous types.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Lydia Polgreen, Gimlet’s former managing director, wrote on Threads, “If you can’t make a go of it with these incredible shows you are simply bad at podcasting.”
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2023
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
That hope exploded later in the show when the girls lose their jobs and move across the country to California, deciding to make a go of it there and maybe break into the movie business.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023
“Not if you want to make a go of it here,” Corban said.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
