have a go at doing something
61too busy doing something — used for saying that someone is paying too much attention to something, with the result that they do not have time for someone or something else I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy talking to listen. See: busily …
62have a hand in — (doing something) to take part in an activity. We don t put our label on anything unless we have a hand in designing and producing it …
63have a devilish time — informal + somewhat old fashioned : to have a difficult time doing something We had a devilish time finding a parking space. • • • Main Entry: ↑devilish …
64(be) set on something doing something — be ˈset on sth/on doing sth idiom to want to do or have sth very much; to be determined to do sth • She s set on a career in medicine. • He s set on getting a new car Main entry: ↑setidiom …
65fight shy of something doing something — fight ˈshy of sth/of doing sth f20 idiom to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it • Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. Main entry: ↑fightidiom …
66it's no use (doing something) — it s no ˈuse (doing sth) | what s the ˈuse (of doing sth)? idiom used to say that there is no point in doing sth because it will not be successful or have a good result • What s the use of worrying about it? • It s no use I can t persuade her.… …
67make certain of something doing something — make certain of sth/of doing sth idiom to do sth in order to be sure that sth else will happen • You ll have to leave soon to make certain of getting there on time. Main entry: ↑certainidiom …
68set your mind on doing something — to be determined to have or achieve something Once Anna s set her mind on getting something, there s no stopping her. I ve set my mind on getting a university degree …
69(be) set on on doing something — be ˈset on sth/on doing sth idiom to want to do or have sth very much; to be determined to do sth • She s set on a career in medicine. • He s set on getting a new car Main entry: ↑setidiom …
70fight shy of of doing something — fight ˈshy of sth/of doing sth f20 idiom to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it • Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. Main entry: ↑fightidiom …