Idiom
go begging
Meaning
To be available but wasted, unused, or not actualized.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“There are many good jobs going begging in this town.”
“The company offered free tickets to the concert, but they were going begging because nobody wanted to attend.”
“Despite the abundance of resources available to the community, many opportunities for growth were going begging due to a lack of local interest.”
Examples
simple
“There are many good jobs going begging in this town.”
contextual
“The company offered free tickets to the concert, but they were going begging because nobody wanted to attend.”
complex
“Despite the abundance of resources available to the community, many opportunities for growth were going begging due to a lack of local interest.”
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