"give something a go" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-give something a go.ogg Forms: gives something a go [present, singular, third-person], giving something a go [participle, present], gave something a go [past], given something a go [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> something a go}} give something a go (third-person singular simple present gives something a go, present participle giving something a go, simple past gave something a go, past participle given something a go)
  1. (idiomatic) To try or attempt. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (try something): give something a whirl, give something a try, give something the old college try, have a go Related terms: have a go, make a go of it Translations (An idiomatic expression fot to try or attempt something): karawhiu (Maori)

Inflected forms

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