He didn't win the tennis championships, but he plans to have another crack at it next year.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have a crack at something — Go to take a crack at something … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
have (the) first crack at (something) — to have the first chance to try to do something. If you want to sell your share of the business, our company would have first crack at buying it. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms get a crack at something or have a crack at something have… … New idioms dictionary
have a crack — If you have a crack at something, you try to do it. If someone is attempting to do something and they are unsuccessful, you might say, Let me have a crack at it suggesting that you might be successful at performing the task. ( Take a crack is… … The small dictionary of idiomes
take a crack at something — take a crack at (something/doing something) to try to do something. Ford said he had always wanted to take a crack at writing a novel. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms take another crack at something or have another crack at something: He … New idioms dictionary
take a crack at something — AND have a crack at something tv. to take a try at something. □ She had a crack at food preparation, but that wasn’t for her. D Let me take a crack at it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
have a crack at — verb To attempt (something); to try to do (something). Let me have a crack at it. Syn: give it a go, take a crack at, take a stab at … Wiktionary
take a crack at (something) — have/take a crack at (something) to try to do something although you are not certain that you will succeed. He didn t win the tennis championships, but he plans to have another crack at it next year … New idioms dictionary
get a crack at something — get a crack at (something) have/take a crack at (something) to try to do something although you are not certain that you will succeed. Don t worry, you ll all get a crack at using the camera … New idioms dictionary
Have a crack — to give something a try … Dictionary of Australian slang
have a crack — Australian Slang to give something a try … English dialects glossary
