take a crack at (something)

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.


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  • 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

  • take a crack at doing 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/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 couldn t go… …   New idioms dictionary

  • take a crack at — take a risk, attempt something which can be dangerous …   English contemporary 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 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

  • have a crack at something — Go to take a crack at something …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • take a crack at — {v. phr.} To try doing something. * /It was a difficult challenge to reorganize our antiquated campus, but the resident architect decided to take a crack at it./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take a crack at — {v. phr.} To try doing something. * /It was a difficult challenge to reorganize our antiquated campus, but the resident architect decided to take a crack at it./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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