make a go of

Idioms  

1. Achieve success in, as in He has made a go of his new business. This expression was first recorded in 1877.

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Example Sentences

Some of the first American companies to make a go of it may be smaller, more adventurous types.

From Barron's

“Not if you want to make a go of it here,” Corban said.

From Literature

So Bowser is left to play the hand she has been dealt, and while it may, in the end, turn out to be a losing one for her and the District, she has nevertheless decided to make a go of it.

From Salon

Most had come to the U.S. as immigrants, worked as tenant farmers for the Shafter dairy empire, and eventually managed to buy land and make a go of it, passing their enterprises on to their children.

From Los Angeles Times

But Robert, who had tried to make a go of acting himself, supported his son's ambition with one condition.

From BBC