Sentence examples for make a go of something from inspiring English sources

Here's some business advice that I have heard many times: "Follow your passion!" I suppose, to some, that I might be considered a poster boy for this line of thought, considering that I started my furniture-making business on a whim 27 years ago, just to try to make a go of something I enjoyed doing, and I'm still here after all those years.

As emotional achievements go, that is much more impressive than making a go of something and avoiding becoming a complete jerk.

As to why he couldn't make a go of the business, it could have something to do with the "daily deal" model simply not appealing enough to those who would feature their software or services on the site.

While we had already been going out there for nearly a year at that point, we spent the next 6 months hammering out every issue imaginable in production and learning about how much goes into making a thousand of something.

"You mean I'm going to make a lot of money off something I would do for free?" It's not about the money, it's about the love of the music, you know?

"You need to make a start, so pick something and get going".

"She obviously thought she was going to make an example of me or something.

"Every time I make a piece I'm kind of letting go of something," she said.

It could be that you have made a mistake or you can't let go of something wrong you did in the past.

So I go make photos of something beautiful".

Namely, how are they going to make money off of something besides text-based search advertising?