go at

British  

verb

1. to make an energetic attempt at (something)

2. to attack vehemently

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go at Idioms  

1. Attack, especially with energy; also, proceed vigorously. For example, The dog went at the postman's legs, or Tom went at the woodpile, chopping away. This idiom is sometimes put as go at it, as in When the audience had settled down, the lecturer went at it with renewed vigor. [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

But the other beautiful thing about that walk is that if you go at sunset and you walk back toward downtown, it’s just gorgeous.

From Los Angeles Times

So the way I go at it is, there’s no typeface, no paint, no photograph, nothing, that cannot be investigated and designed to within an inch of its life.

From Los Angeles Times

But in that case, it was good that I saw it and had that reaction because we got to have another go at it.

From Los Angeles Times

“I did good so are they going to not go at me at this time?”

From Los Angeles Times

“We can go at a moderate pace,” Waller said, adding that he wasn’t sure his colleagues on the central bank would go along with this plan.

From MarketWatch

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