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"ref": "2016, Luke Barnes, Richard Milward, Ten Storey Love Song",
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"ref": "2004, Lars Saabye Christensen, Kenneth Steven, The Half Brother, page 314",
"text": "But there were occasions when someone or other had a go — when I was going to have a drink from the fountain, for instance, and had to stand on tiptoe at the side to reach the jet of water. Then it was that the clever dogs saw their chance to do something tough atmy expense […]",
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"text": "Except her dad had a go last time, the last time she'd brought home a detention slip for him to sign.",
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},
{
"ref": "2016, Luke Barnes, Richard Milward, Ten Storey Love Song",
"text": "He had a go because I'm on the dole and I had a go back because he deals pills and robs kids.",
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"sense": "(intransitive) to make an attempt; to try",
"word": "пыта́ться"
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"sense": "(intransitive) to make an attempt; to try",
"word": "şansını denemek"
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"roman": "zadiratʹsja",
"sense": "to attack or criticize",
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