The English Just a bit, fe-fait, you know, kids, breakfast, commute, the usual. Why?

Well, I noticed your shirt isn't ironed.

A very attentive of you.

And your shirt has ketchup on it? Ah yes, beans for breakfast.

And you haven't shaved, have you? Well, no. You really do need to make more of an effort.

Faye, why are you having a go at me?

Relax, Neil. I'm just giving you the opportunity to use the phrase we're teaching, which is have a go.

Well, that's a relief.

To have a go at someone, as we've just seen, means to criticize someone.

That's right, here are some examples.

The boss really had a go at Michaela after she offended our clients.

Susie had a go at her husband last night. He'd forgotten all about her birthday.

Why do you always have a go at me?

Why can't you say something nice?

That's our phrase. to have a go at someone, which means to criticize someone.

There, can we be nice to each other now?

Well, we can have a go.

Ah, very clever. To have a go. Ah, very clever.

To have a go has another meaning.

To try.

Yes, if you have a go at something, you try it.

Why don't you have a go at making an example sentence, Fay Fay Faye?

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