I wasn't sure of the answer, but I thought I'd take a shot at it anyway.
He's proven himself to be a talented actor and now he's having a shot at directing.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
take a shot (at something) — tv. to try (to o) something. □ I don’t think I can do it, but I’ll take a shot at it. □ Go ahead. Take a shot … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take a shot at — (something) to make an attempt to do something. I wasn t sure of the answer, but I thought I d take a shot at it anyway. He s proven himself to be a talented actor and now he s having a shot at directing. Related vocabulary: give something a… … New idioms dictionary
take a shot in the dark — verb To try on something without having any knowledge about the subject. I didnt study for the test and took a shot in the dark … Wiktionary
shot — shot1 [shät] n. [ME < OE sceot < sceotan (akin to ON skot, Ger schuss): see SHOOT] 1. the act of shooting; discharge of a missile, esp. from a gun 2. a) the distance over which a missile travels b) range; reach; scope 3 … English World dictionary
shot — 1 noun GUNS/SHOOTING 1 fire a shot to fire a gun: He pulled out his rifle and fired three shots. 2 take a shot at to try to kill or injure someone by firing a gun at them: Someone took a shot at him as he was getting out of his car. 3 SOUND (C)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …
shot — shot1 shotless, adj. shotlike, adj. /shot/, n., pl. shots or, for 6, 8, shot; v., shotted, shotting. n. 1. a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc. 2. the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight … Universalium
Something Happened in Bali — Infobox kdrama/Header title name = Something Happened in Bali size = 200px caption = Screen shot for Something Happened in Bali ko name = 발리에서 생긴 일 ko name trans = Balli eseo Saenggin IlInfobox kdrama genre = Drama producer = Kim Yang network =… … Wikipedia
shot — I [[t]ʃɒt[/t]] n. pl. shots, for6,8, shot; 1) a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc 2) an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc 3) the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight 4) an aimed discharge of a missile 5) an… … From formal English to slang
shot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. propelled, struck (see propulsion); interspersed, interwoven. n. bullet, ball, pellet; discharge, stroke, attempt; slang, injection, inoculation, hypodermic, hypo. See arms, remedy. II (Roget s IV)… … English dictionary for students
