go a-begging
To become or remain unused, unclaimed, unfilled, or unwanted, especially a job or product. You'd think in this economy that we could fill the IT Director position immediately, but the job has gone a-begging After the price of corn plummeted, half our supply has just been going a-begging in the storage silo. That's a perfectly good chair on the curb for free! I can't believe it's gone a-begging!
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