have a go

idiom

: to try to do something
"I can't get the window open." "Let me have a go (at it)."

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“Have a go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20go. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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