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go begging

Idioms  

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

Example Sentences

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Despite the pay and perks, maritime jobs go begging, and it is raising national-security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Match darts for both players go begging... but Nathan Aspinall gets another go and clinches his first win of the year!

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

“So I go ahead and do what people want, and I live with it. But I’m not under any pressure and I don’t put myself mentally under any pressure to go begging for record deals.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

“I go ahead and do what people want, and I live with it,” he said, adding, “I don’t put myself mentally under any pressure to go begging for record deals.”

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

So here I go begging from house to house.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

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