go begging

1. Be in little or no demand, as in At this time of year barrels of apples go begging. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

After 90 minutes of Liverpool's trip to London, it appeared another two would go begging.

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An overthrown line-out saw one early opportunity go begging and the miscue loomed larger when Billy Burns kicked the ball dead when trying to poke a grubber through into the Leinster backfield.

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Bristol's attack has been fizzing this season - averaging 38 points in eight previous games - but they were out of sorts as their first chance to run at the opposition saw a long ball over the top go begging, before another from Harry Randall was thrown forward.

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But Northampton went in at the break narrowly in front thanks to a second Makepeace-Cubitt penalty, having seen a third try go begging and held up on the line minutes before.

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Scotland continued to ask questions of the Wallaroos after the interval, but lineout failings saw chances go begging in a frustrating start to the second half.

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