go a-begging

English

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Verb

go a-begging (third-person singular simple present goes a-begging, present participle going a-begging, simple past went a-begging, past participle gone a-begging)

  1. Alternative form of go begging.
    • 2011 February 12, Andy Campbell, “Scotland 6-24 Wales”, in BBC‎[1]:
      Another Scotland opportunity went a-begging when John Barclay failed to grasp an offload at the end of some probing phases.
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