go a-begging

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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.