have a go at
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He'd have a go at players, rightly or wrongly.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
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From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
"If you have frustration than there's banter, and fans will have a go at players on the pitch, but sometimes it goes too far. Turning up at players' houses, I think that is wrong."
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025
Girls have been encouraged to get involved in different sports at an event where they could have a go at a range of them.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
I’d stand there with my mouth closed tight, my lips zipped, glued, and stapled together to keep the angry words that were banging to get out and have a go at Mama from escaping.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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