make a go of
verb1
Idiomatic To succeed in (something); especially, to succeed in making a living.
- He quit his regular job and tried to make a go of it as an artist.
- They made a go of the new business.
2 more examples
- They had to sell farm; after three consecutive crop failures, they just couldn’t make a go of it.
- Look, I came up to make a go of this. To stop running away from the best thing I've had. To stop you running away.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 202:
- Related terms
- give it a go